Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 9 December 1929.
Mr Leonard Matters
, Lambeth Kennington
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he has been able to ascertain whether the active virus of foot-and-mouth disease is introduced to this country in the marrow of the bones of chilled beef imported from the Argentine Republic?
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.
