Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 6 February 1929.
Mr Robert Morrison
, Tottenham North
asked the Minister of Labour what arrangements are being made to prevent the men employed in the Royal Parks, on completion of the present temporary employment, being left stranded in London?
Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland
, Birmingham Erdington
I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 4th February to the hon. Member for Bow and Bromley (Mr. Lansbury) on this question.
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.
