Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons at on 8 October 1924.
Mr Collingwood Hughes
, Camberwell Peckham
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the disadvantages arising from the general use of white flour and the condemnation passed upon it by the Medical Research Council, he is prepared to take any steps to ensure the utilisation of the whole wheat grain in the manufacture of the nation's bread?
Mr John Wheatley
, Glasgow Shettleston
I understand from the Medical Research Council that they have not passed any condemnation on the general use of white flour, and I am advised that under the conditions prevailing in this country it would be not only unnecessary from a public health point of view but also impracticable to insist on the utilisation of the whole wheat grain in the manufacture of bread.
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.
