Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 6 December 1920.
Mr Charles White
, Derbyshire Western
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is now in a position to grant railway fares at a reduced rate to teams of amateur football clubs who may have to play matches away from home, in the same manner as was the custom before the War?
Sir Eric Geddes
, Cambridge
I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply to a similar question put by the hon. and gallant Member for Fulham East on the 22nd of November. I am able to add that a Report from the Rates Advisory Committee has quite recently been received and is under consideration.
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.
