Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Defence – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 19 Chwefror 1964.
Mr Simon Digby
, West Dorset
12:00,
19 Chwefror 1964
asked the Minister of Defence what percentage of the total working population is at present engaged on defence work.
Mr Peter Thorneycroft
, Sir Fynwy
4·6, Sir.
Mr Simon Digby
, West Dorset
Does this rather modest figure not show that our demands on manpower since the end of conscription have not been considerable in this country, and are they not a factor which should influence us before we seek the help of our allies with regard to forces?
Mr Peter Thorneycroft
, Sir Fynwy
I think that this is a proper contribution to make to the defence of the country but not an excessive one.
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.
