– in the House of Commons at on 9 March 1939.
Mr Henry White
, Birkenhead East
asked the Minister of Labour whether it is his intention to intro duce the Unemployment Insurance Bill before Easter?
Mr George Buchanan
, Glasgow Gorbals
asked the Minister of Labour when he proposes to introduce the Bill dealing with unemployment in surance as foreshadowed in the King's Speech?
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
I am introducing this Bill to-day.
Mr George Buchanan
, Glasgow Gorbals
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the position of a female adult dependant of an unemployed householder who may act as housekeeper, but has no children under her care; and whether he proposes to take any action to allow benefit in these cases?
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
I have given consideration to the question of amending the existing law on this subject and I would ask the hon. Member to await the Bill which I am introducing to-day.
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.
