Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 27 March 1935.
Mr Gilbert Gledhill
, Halifax
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has under consideration any scheme for consolidating road licences and third-party insurance; and, if not, will he examine this with a view to further protection of the general public?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
The whole question of third-party insurance was examined before the introduction of the amending legislation which was passed eight months ago.
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.
