Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 20 March 1929.
Mr Ernest Thurtle
, Shoreditch
asked the Minister of Labour if the Government has any new plans for reducing unemployment?
Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland
, Birmingham Erdington
The policy of the Government in this matter, which they believe to be that best adapted for securing a permanent reduction in unemployment, has been fully explained in this House on a number of occasions.
Mr Ernest Thurtle
, Shoreditch
May I take it that the Government have nothing at all to add to what they have said already?
Mr Arthur Steel-Maitland
, Birmingham Erdington
Yes, the reduction figure of 118,000 will be increased in subsequent weeks.
Viscount Apsley
, Southampton
Are not the Government looking forward to a renewed period of five years of office?
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.
