Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Information. – in the House of Commons at on 9 April 1941.
Captain Duncan:
asked the Minister of Information whether he will encourage the use of films made by his Department by the military authorities for the enlightenment and entertainment of troops?
Mr. Cooper:
Yes, Sir. I am glad to say that a number of requests for copies of Ministry films for exhibition to the troops have already been made by the War Office.
Captain Duncan:
Is my right hon. Friend in touch with the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes and the welfare department of the War Office, and can he say whether there is any technical difficulty in multiplying the number of copies of some of these Ministry films which men are very anxious to see in outlying districts?
Mr. Cooper:
Yes, I am in touch with the welfare branch of the War Office, and there is no difficulty, so far as I am aware, in securing any number of copies of these films.
Mr Edgar Granville
, Eye
Is the extremely interesting and instructive film of the military operation called the "Lofoten Raid" available for military camps and for use?
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.
