Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Government Departments. – in the House of Commons at on 5 December 1939.
Mr Arthur Woodburn
, Clackmannan and Eastern
Is the Minister not aware that great dissatisfaction exists because sacrifices are being demanded from large numbers of the population, while other people are still permitted to profiteer in arms and other things?
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.
