Oral Answers to Questions — Irish Free State. – in the House of Commons at on 4 August 1924.
Colonel Charles Yate
, Melton
asked the Prime Minister whether in sanctioning the appointment of a Southern Irish Minister plenipotentiary in America to take charge of all affairs relating only to the Irish Free State, the Governments of the other Dominions of the Crown were previously consulted; and, if so, what opinions were expressed by them respectively?
Mr. THOMAS:
I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the first part of the statement which I made on 26th June in reply to a question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. At present I have nothing to add to what I then said.
Colonel Charles Yate
, Melton
May I ask the right hon. Gentleman, can he say whether the Dominions concerned were consulted?
Mr Cahir Healy
, Fermanagh and Tyrone
Is the right hon. Gentleman not aware that there are many millions of Irish people in the United States?
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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.
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