Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 13 February 1924.
Mr. T. THOMSON:
13.asked the Minister of Health if he will authorise an increase in the percentage of the grant towards the cost of works for the unemployed carried out by local authorities where the existing rates are in excess of the average for the country?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
This matter is under consideration. It is intended to make a general statement on the Government's proposals with regard to unemployment as soon as possible.
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.
