Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 4 March 1935.
Mr Tom Smith
, Normanton
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that, as a result of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Dorset, a number of farm workers are out of employment and suffering through loss of wages; and whether, in view of the fact that employers receive compensation for loss of stock, he will take steps to make if possible for compensation to be paid to unemployed farm workers for the loss they sustain?
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.
