Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Supply. – in the House of Commons at on 9 April 1941.
Mr John Tinker
, Leigh
asked the Minister of Supply whether he has now completed his further consideration of the use of labour and material that is taken by advertising goods, etc., in newspapers and on hoardings; and is he now in a position to make a statement?
Sir Andrew Duncan
, City of London
Yes, Sir. Reductions have been made recently in the rations of paper for newspapers and periodicals; and an Order is about to be 'issued which will drastically restrict the use of paper for advertising by posters and circulars.
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.
