Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Rhagfyr 1973.
Mr Dick Douglas
, Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire
12:00,
5 Rhagfyr 1973
Would the Minister care to explain the position to the House? Is his Under-Secretary, when he makes speeches on this issue, in favour of any seaport or of a specific seaport? Do the Government have any idea what kind of seaport they want at Maplin, or are they simply playing ducks and drakes with this issue?
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.
