Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies. – in the House of Commons at on 21 February 1940.
Mr William Dobbie
, Rotherham
asked the Minister of Food whether, having regard to the proposal to extend food rationing, and the difficulties experienced by railwaymen who have to lodge away from home alternate days owing to being employed on double-home shifts of duty, he will make special provision to meet the circumstances?
Mr William Morrison
, Cirencester and Tewkesbury
I do not consider that the circumstances referred to call for special provision under the present rationing scheme, but I will look further into the matter.
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.
