Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 14 September 1931.
Mr Harry Day
, Southwark Central
asked the Minister of Transport when he proposes to make regulations for the purpose of regulating the use of powerful headlights on motor vehicles; and will he give particulars?
Sir Percy Pybus
, Harwich
My predecessor circulated draft regulations on this subject to motoring organisations, and to other organisations interested and also to the Press. The comments received in consequence are at present under consideration in my Department. I am not yet in a position to make any statement as to the final form of the Regulations.
Mr Harry Day
, Southwark Central
Are any statistics kept of accidents that are attributable to these causes?
Sir Percy Pybus
, Harwich
I have been looking up the matter, and I find that my Department have been following up this question with great interest.
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.
