Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 23 June 1937.
Sir Gifford Fox
, Henley
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has any statistics showing an increase or decrease in the accidents to cyclists on the Great West Road; the number of such accidents which were caused to cyclists not making use of cycle paths at all or using the roads where the paths merge into the public thoroughfare; and how these figures compare with any recent corresponding period before the creation of the existing cycle paths?
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.
