Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 16 June 1924.
Major Archibald Church
, Leyton East
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many meetings have been held of the Advisory Committee appointed by him to investigate the problem of foot-and-mouth disease; and if he is in a position to supply the House with information arising from the deliberations of the Committee?
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.
