Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government Bill and Rating. – in the House of Commons at on 14 February 1929.
Mr Alfred Williams
, Cornwall Northern
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether there is a demand for eggs with the national mark; whether the price of these eggs has been higher than for unmarked eggs; and whether the supply of eggs with the national mark is increasing?
Mr George Bowyer
, Buckingham
There can be no doubt about the keen demand for national mark eggs. So far as can be ascertained from quotations on public markets and from private inquiry, the prices realised by national mark special and standard eggs are well above—and those of pullet standard about the same as—the prices of ungraded supplies. The supply of these eggs is steadily being augmented as additional packing stations become registered and as the packing stations develop their business. Moreover, supplies naturally increase with the approach of spring.
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.
