Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 6 March 1935.
Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Sueter
, Hertford
asked the Minister of Transport whether in view of the legal position in regard to level crossings as it affects the Wormley, Herts, railway accident, which position is stated in the case of Jenner v. South Eastern Railway Company, as reported in 105 Law Times Reports, page 131, he will take the matter up with the North Eastern Company to see that they discharge their duty in the interests of the public?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
I am already in communication with the company.
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.
