Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 19 March 1929.
Sir Robert Thomas
, Anglesey
asked the Minister of Transport if he can give an estimate of the date when the streets damaged by the gas explosion in Holborn are expected to be again open for traffic?
Lieut-Colonel Wilfrid Ashley
, New Forest and Christchurch
The borough council have let contracts for the whole of the road reinstatement, but this cannot be commenced until the various statutory authorities have completed the work on their mains and services. The contracts provide for continuous working night and day. It is hoped that High Holborn will be open to traffic in May and the remainder of the streets a month later.
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.
