Oral Answers to Questions — Poor Law. – in the House of Commons at on 7 February 1929.
Mr John Wardlaw-Milne
, Kidderminster
asked the Minister of Health whether it is his intention to introduce legislation this Session to amend the conditions under which compensation is paid for property included in an improvement scheme under Section 9 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919, and Section 46 of the Housing Act, 1925?
Sir Smedley Crooke
, Birmingham Deritend
asked the Minister of Health if he will take steps to carry out his conditional promise with etc., Act, 1919, and Section 46 of the the Housing Act of 1925?
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN:
I would refer my hon. Friends to the reply, a copy of which I will send to them, which was given by the Prime Minister on the 14th November last to a question on this subject by the hon. Member for Hackney Central (Sir R. Gower).
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.
