Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 16 July 1925.
Mr Alfred Short
, Wednesbury
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that Samuel Payton, residing at 1, Old Cross Street, Tipton, having had his unemployment benefit disallowed by the Tipton Employment Exchange, applied to the Dudley Board of Guardians for relief; that the board offered him a ticket to go into the workhouse; that Payton is an ex-service man with a wife and two children dependent upon him: and whether he will inquire into this case?
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.
