Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 14 September 1931.
Lieut-Colonel Sir Philip Richardson
, Chertsey
asked the Minister of Transport whether the Departmental Committee on Traffic Direction and Warning Signs has now been appointed or, if not, when he intends to appoint it?
Sir Percy Pybus
, Harwich
I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply which I gave on the 10th September to a similar question upon this subject by the hon. Member for Southwark, Central (Mr. Day) of which I am sending 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.
