Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 13 March 1929.
Sir Percy Harris
, Bethnal Green South West
asked the Minister of Labour how many persons were unemployed in the building trade in England and Wales at the last available date; and how the figures compare with that date a year ago?
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.
