Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons at on 27 March 1929.
Sir Robert Thomas
, Anglesey
asked the Minister of Health whether he is now prepared to take steps to remove the grievance to property owners arising from Section 46 of the Housing Act, or whether he has any fresh statement to make on this question?
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bedford (Mr. Wells), on 1st March, of which I will send him a copy.
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.
