Oral Answers to Questions — Post Office. – in the House of Commons at on 9 April 1941.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
asked the Postmaster- General whether he will consider the advisability of issuing an Anglo-American stamp, in association with the authorities of the United States of America, as a symbol of the unity of the two great Anglo-Saxon nations in the present struggle?
Mr William Morrison
, Cirencester and Tewkesbury
I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Assistant Postmaster-General to a similar Question asked by the hon. Member for the University of London (Sir E. Graham-Little) on 3rd April, 1941.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
Is my right 'hon. Friend in consultation with the United States Government on the subject?
Mr William Morrison
, Cirencester and Tewkesbury
I would like some time to explore the situation. There are many considerations involved.
Mr John McGovern
, Glasgow Shettleston
Will the Minister consider putting on the stamp, if it should be issued, a photograph of Montagu Norman?
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.
