Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 6 March 1935.
Sir George Mitcheson
, St Pancras South West
asked the Minister of Agriculture the minimum rent, exclusive of rates, being asked for the three-and four-room flats on the Cumberland Market Estate, St. Pancras?
Mr Walter Elliot
, Glasgow Kelvingrove
The minimum rents, exclusive of rates, paid in respect of three and four-room flats on the Cumberland Market Estate are 12s. 6d. and 15s. 1d. respectively.
Sir George Mitcheson
, St Pancras South West
asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of four-room flats now vacant on the Cumberland Market Estate, St. Pancras?
Mr Walter Elliot
, Glasgow Kelvingrove
There are twelve four-room flats now vacant, all at Windsor House, but arrangements have recently been made with the St. Pancras Borough Council which it is anticipated will result in the gradual letting to approved tenants nominated by the council of any vacant flats not required by old tenants on the Crown Estate.
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.
