Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Government Departments. – in the House of Commons at on 8 February 1940.
Mr. Creech Jones:
asked the Minister of Labour how many appointments carrying salaries of £400 and over have been made since 25th August last, from his departmental central register for technical, administrative and other appointments in respect of each of the following Departments: Ministries of Food, Supply, Economic Warfare, Information, Shipping, Air, Admiralty and War Office?
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.
