Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 17 Tachwedd 1955.
Mr Gerald Williams
, Tonbridge
12:00,
17 Tachwedd 1955
While welcoming his answer, may I express the hope that the Minister will bear in mind that in the horticultural industry costs have increased but prices have not risen; that he could help the industry very materially in this way and also save fuel, and that I hope he will be able to do something about it?
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
