Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Health – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Mai 1964.
Mr Stratton Mills
, Belfast North
12:00,
4 Mai 1964
asked the Minister of Health whether doctors are permitted under his regulations to charge a fee for certifying applications for postal votes for sick and blind voters.
Mr Anthony Barber
, Doncaster
No, Sir.
Mr Stratton Mills
, Belfast North
Is not this a most undesirable practice in that in many cases it can prevent the sick and the blind who cannot afford this fee from voting at election time? Is my right hon. Friend saying that this is permitted by the medical profession?
Mr Anthony Barber
, Doncaster
No. I think that my hon. Friend misunderstood my Answer. This certificate is on the list of those which are to be given free under National Health Service doctors' terms of service.
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.
