Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 5 March 1935.
Mr George Griffiths
, Hemsworth
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, because unemployed persons are now not in medical benefit with approved societies because of the 1932 Health Insurance Act, they have to pay 9d. per week to their club doctor, whereas when they were employed and in benefit they had only to pay 5d. per week for their families; and will he consider the question of restoring medical benefits?
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.
