– in the House of Commons at on 5 August 1924.
Mr Daniel Somerville
, Barrow-in-Furness
asked the Minister of Health the indebtedness in the aggregate of all the Poor Law authorities of the country now and in 1913?
Mr. GREENWOOD:
The outstanding loan debt of the Poor Law authorities in England and Wales in respect of Poor Law services amounted at the end of the financial year 1912–13 to £11,640,830. The corresponding amount at the end of the financial year 1922–23 (apart from £5,208,000 estimated to be remaining to be repaid in respect of temporary loans and overdrafts sanctioned under the Local Authorities (Financial Provisions) Act, 1921) was £6,036,839.
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.
