Oral Answers to Questions — Post Office – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 10 Tachwedd 1964.
Mr David Webster
, Weston-Super-Mare
12:00,
10 Tachwedd 1964
asked the Postmaster-General what criteria he will require on the issue of a new postage stamp.
Mr Tony Benn
, Bristol South East
I am currently reviewing Post Office policy with regard to the issue of postage stamps and will make a statement later.
Mr David Webster
, Weston-Super-Mare
Will the right hon. Gentleman consider issuing a postage stamp to commemorate the appointment of the Prime Minister? He is, after all, a unique case in that he is the first Prime Minister since Bonar Law to have been educated at a grammar school, and under the new policies presumably the last.
Mr Emrys Hughes
, South Ayrshire
Is my right hon. Friend aware that we are all looking forward to 25th January to see whether there will be a new line in Government policy towards the celebration of the birthday of Robert Burns?
Mr Tony Benn
, Bristol South East
A Burns stamp is one of the issues which I am considering.
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.
