– in the House of Commons at on 27 March 1935.
Mr George Daggar
, Abertillery
asked the Minister of Transport the profits of the companies' and local authorities' electricity undertakings for the years 1932–33, and 1933–34, and the price paid per ton for coal and coke during the same years?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
The total gross surplus, before deduction of income tax, of electricity undertakings, in the year 1932–33, was, in the case of public authorities, £20,288,337, and in the case of companies £13,245,773, and the average price per ton of coal and coke used in generating stations was about 15s. 3d. Corresponding figures for the year 1933–34 are not yet available.
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.
