Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 8 February 1940.
Sir Percy Hurd
, Devizes
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that 85 councils have refused to permit poultry keeping by tenants despite his recent circular, while 126 will only consider individual applications or allow poultry keeping on allotments, which, in view of the opportunities for thieving from un-fenced plots, is tantamount to a refusal; and what further steps he proposes to take?
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.
