– in the House of Commons at on 2 July 1925.
Mr Thomas Fenby
, Bradford East
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the great national importance of agriculture and fisheries, he will consider taking steps to end the present combined Ministerial control of these industries by setting up separate Departments for agriculture and fisheries, each with a Minister responsible to this House?
Mr Austen Chamberlain
, Birmingham West
I am afraid that the Prime Minister cannot see any good reason to adopt the hon. Member's suggestion.
Mr Thomas Fenby
, Bradford East
If the Prime Minister does not see his way to accept this suggestion, will he consider the alternative one of having one Minister with two Under-Secretaries, one attached specially for agriculture and the other for fisheries?
Mr Austen Chamberlain
, Birmingham West
I will have my right hon. Friend's attention directed to the alternative suggestion.
Mr George Hardie
, Glasgow Springburn
Are the Government paying attention to the facts that are being developed by their own lecturers, as to the great waste of fish, especially plaice, under the system of trawling, where small fish are killed by the thousand in order to get a few big ones?
Mr John Whitley
, Halifax
That question should be addressed to the Minister. of Agriculture and Fisheries.
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.
