Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 24 January 1940.
Sir Herbert Holdsworth
, Bradford South
asked the Minister of Transport whether motor licences taken out in March this year can be ante-dated so as to cover the Easter holidays?
Captain Euan Wallace
, Hornsey
Yes, Sir. Licences will be available from 21st March this year either for the second quarter or for the rest of the year. As in 1932, when a similar concession was made, there will be a small additional charge to cover the extra days. This will be 1s. for motor cycles, 5s. for cars whose annual rate of tax is less than £3 and 10s. where the tax is £30 or over. Licences taken out for the first quarter will, of course, be available until the 24th March and can be renewed as from that date in the usual way.
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.
