Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Defence. – in the House of Commons at on 5 June 1939.
Mr Henry Brooke
, Lewisham West
asked the Minister of Labour what are the terms of reference under which he has asked the National Advisory Council for Juvenile Employment to report to him on the subject of blind-alley employment; whether he is satisfied that these terms of reference will adequately meet the recommendations of the Unemployment Assistance Board that the whole question of blind-alley employment should be brought under immediate and intensive examination; and, if not, whether he will at the earliest convenient time appoint a special committee to give effect to the Board's recommendation?
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.
