Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 13 March 1929.
Sir Nicholas Grattan-Doyle
, Newcastle upon Tyne North
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has received any complaint that the practice of signing on at Employment Exchanges in the morning results in many unemployed losing the chance of getting work and in additional cost to the State; and whether he will consider the question of allowing unemployed persons to sign the register in the afternoon?
Sir Henry Betterton
, Rushcliffe
Large numbers of claimants already sign in the afternoon, and special arrangements are always made when good cause is shown.
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.
