Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons at on 30 July 1934.
Mr Valentine McEntee
, Walthamstow West
asked the Minister of Health the number of houses built under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act. 1933, at the latest convenient date?
Mr Geoffrey Shakespeare
, Norwich
Complete returns from local authorities for the period up to 30th June, 1934, will shortly be available, and my right hon. Friend will send the hon. Member the information obtained from these returns as soon as practicable.
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.
