– in the House of Commons at on 8 April 1941.
Mr William Thorne
, West Ham Plaistow
asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give any information in connection with omnibuses being run on creosote fuel?
Mr Frederick Montague
, Islington West
A certain number of omnibuses are run on creosote mixtures, and a revised scheme for rationing creosote and other home-produced heavy oils used as motor fuel was brought into operation on 24th January last. Creosote is in great demand for the war effort for purposes other than transport.
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.
