Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 14 May 1924.
Mr Ernest Thurtle
, Shoreditch
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that a man who refused to work overtime and was in consequence discharged from his employment was suspended from unemployment benefit for a period of six weeks, on the ground that he had refused work; and on what ground does his Department take such action?
Mr Thomas Shaw
, Preston
My hon. Friend does not give the name of the man or his employer, or even the town where the man was suspended. If he will let me have particulars of the case to which he refers, I will have inquiries made and write to him on the matter.
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.
