Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons at on 8 October 1924.
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
asked the Minister of Health whether he can state the amount of the surcharges of the district auditor on the members and ex-members of the Poplar Council for 1922–23 on account of the payment of wages and salaries exceeding those which could reasonably and lawfully be paid out of the funds entrusted to the council; and whether he is taking any action in 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.
