Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 6 December 1920.
Mr Alfred Newbould
, Leyton West
asked the Minister of Transport if an agreement has yet been arrived at with the Middlesex County Council to secure the construction of certain sections of new arterial roads situate in the urban districts of Willesden, Tottenham, and Edmonton; if so, the terms and conditions of such agreement; and when it is expected that work will be commenced in the several districts, in all of which there is considerable unemployment?
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.
