Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 6 March 1935.
Mr John Wardlaw-Milne
, Kidderminster
asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the land drainage schemes which have been carried out in the past three years by the Worcestershire County Council for the relief of unemployed agricultural labourers; and whether it is his intention to put the Unemployment Assistance Board in a position to make a grant to the council to enable these valuable schemes to be continued?
Mr Robert Hudson
, Southport
I understand that the Worcestershire County Council have been in correspondence with the Unemployment Assistance Board on this subject, and that it is hoped that arrangements will shortly be made for the matter to be discussed between representatives of the council and the board's officers.
Mr John Wardlaw-Milne
, Kidderminster
Does not the hon. Member agree that very valuable work has been done by the main drainage committee of the county council?
Mr Robert Hudson
, Southport
Yes, but the persons engaged on this work belong to a class which would only come under the care of the Unemployment Assistance Board on the second appointed day. Owing to the postponement of the second appointed day the matter is not one of urgency.
Mr Jack Lawson
, Chester-le-Street
Is it a fact that the Unemployment Assistance Board are giving money grants to land drainage schemes?
Mr Robert Hudson
, Southport
No, Sir.
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.
