Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 1 February 1940.
Mr Wilfrid Roberts
, Cumberland Northern
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the advisory staffs of county farm institutes and agricultural departments of universities and colleges are being maintained or increased to assist farmers to meet the new problems arising from the campaign to increase food production?
Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith
, Petersfield
No reduction has been made in the strength of the advisory services to which the hon. Member refers, and in certain directions the services are being increased. I am most anxious that farmers should have all the technical assistance they need to help them in increasing food production.
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.
