– in the House of Commons at on 12 March 1924.
Mr John Black
, Harborough
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the success of the policy of isolation and sanitation in dealing with the disease of small-pox, as well as taking into consideration the irritation of large numbers of the population, accompanied by serious inconvenience and lose of time, caused by their having to secure exemption from vaccination by affirming their conscientious objection to the practice before a justice of the peace, he will alter his decision and bring in a Bill to relieve the situation?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
I am unable at present to add anything to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member on this subject on the 27th February.
Mr John Black
, Harborough
Would it be in order for mc to give notice to call attention to the unsatisfactory administration of the Vaccination Act to-morrow night on the Adjournment?
Mr John Whitley
, Halifax
There is one other notice in front of that of the hon. Member.
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.
