– in the House of Commons at on 12 March 1924.
Lieut-Colonel Charles Rudkin
, Chichester
asked the Minister of Health whether the Bognor cemetery drainage is being carried out as unemployment relief work for which a grant is being made to the burial board; if so, on what basis is the supervisor paid; and has that basis been approved by the Ministry?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
The answer to the first part of the question is "No"; the other parts, therefore, do not arise.
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.
