A service from mySociety A service from mySociety

TheyWorkForYou

Menu

Private Business.

– in the House of Commons at on 21 February 1940.

Alert me about debates like this

Ely Cathedral Canonries Bill,

Read the Third time, and passed.

Cornwall Electric Power Bill (by Order),

Read a Second time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDER (BLACKBURN) BILL,

"to confirm a Provisional Order of the Minister of Health relating to the county borough of Blackburn," presented by Mr. Elliot; read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, and to be printed. [Bill 21.]

Bills

A proposal for new legislation that is debated by Parliament.

Minister

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.