Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies. – in the House of Commons at on 24 January 1940.
Mr William Leonard
, Glasgow St Rollox
Is the Minister aware that the dietary of these sufferers is already based upon expert investigation and opinion; and if the report to which the right hon. Gentleman refers, in any way deals with alternatives for these supplies, will he bear in mind that alternatives which might be suitable for application in hospital, might be entirely unsuitable in domestic circumstances?
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.
