Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 8 March 1939.
Mr Arthur Henderson
, Kingswinford
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the statement published by Dr. Goebbels, the German Minister of Propaganda, on 4th March, alleging that His Majesty's Government and this country had condoned atrocities in Spain; and whether representations will be made to the German Government with regard to such attacks?
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.
