Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 13 March 1929.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox
, Wycombe
asked the Minister of Labour what number of local workers and of men from other districts, respectively, have been found employment by the Slough Employment Exchange since the 1st January; and what number of local workers are still unemployed?
Sir Henry Betterton
, Rushcliffe
During the nine weeks ended 4th March, 1929, 268 local workers (including 205 men) and 103 men from other Employment Exchange districts have been found employment through the Slough Employment Ex-change. At 4th March, 1929, there were 478 men and 14 women on the registers of that Exchange. These figures include a substantial number of workers temporarily stood off from their employment owing to severe weather conditions.
Major-General Sir Alfred Knox
, Wycombe
Does not the hon. Member think that it would be better to postpone further transfers until the local unemployed are absorbed?
Sir Henry Betterton
, Rushcliffe
I would point out that the insured population is not less than 9,000, and that at the end of 1928 unemployment in Slough was only just over 2 per cent.
Sir Henry Betterton
, Rushcliffe
No, I cannot.
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.
