Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 14 December 1939.
Sir Joseph Leech
, Newcastle upon Tyne West
asked the Minister of Health whether he will require that bread supplied in institutions controlled by public authorities shall be made of flour containing the wheat germ with the B series of vitamins, so that growing children in particular may not suffer from malnutrition owing to being given bread deprived of its full food value; and whether he will confer with the service authorities with a view to providing the forces of the Crown with bread containing the wheat germ?
Mr Walter Elliot
, Glasgow Kelvingrove
I have not the power to give my general direction such as my hon. Friend has in mind. As to the second part of the question, the Armed Forces are under the medical charge of highly skilled personnel who have devoted much attention to questions of dietetics, and I do not think I could usefully adopt my hon. Friend's suggestion.
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.
