Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 11 March 1935.
Mr Thomas Williams
, Don Valley
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many per sons have been fined or prosecuted by the Hops Marketing Board for growing hops in excess of the quantity permitted by the Hops Marketing Board?
Mr Walter Elliot
, Glasgow Kelvingrove
None, 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.
