Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Rhagfyr 1973.
Mr Peter Rees
, Dover
12:00,
5 Rhagfyr 1973
Since my right hon. Friend told the House that no conclusion has been reached on certain transport matters, could he reassure us that the Minister for Transport Industries and he are battling robustly on behalf of the interests of my constituents to prevent an increase in the weight of lorries passing through the port of Dover, to which my constituents are implacably opposed?
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.
