Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 5 August 1924.
Viscount Curzon
, Battersea South
asked the Minister of Transport if he can now indicate which level crossings over the main arterial roads he proposes to deal with; when work will be commenced in each case; which level crossings he desires to approach the railway companies about; and what is the attitude of the railway companies towards the proposal generally?
Mr Harry Gosling
, Stepney Whitechapel and St George's
Until negotiations now in progress with highway authorities are more advanced, I am unable to give the Noble Lord the detailed information for which he asks.
Viscount Curzon
, Battersea South
May we take it that the Minister will use every effort to press ahead with this during the Recess, and that it will not be pigeonholed and allowed to be forgotten?
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.
