Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 20 February 1940.
Sir Patrick Hannon
, Birmingham Moseley
May I ask the Minister whether, in view of the change in circumstances, he will give consideration to this point as early as possible, in view of the discrepancies between the allowances for evacuees and the allowances for dependants of the fighting Services?
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.
