– in the House of Commons at on 9 December 1920.
Mr Robert Richardson
, Houghton-le-Spring
asked the Minister of Labour what is the percentage increase allowed for newspapers in estimating the increased cost of living since 1914?
Mr Anderson Barlow
, Salford South
For the purpose of the Ministry of Labour's statistics relating to the increase in the cost of living, the increase since 1914 in the price of newspapers is taken at 100 per cent.
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.
