Oral Answers to Questions — Military Service. – in the House of Commons at on 22 May 1941.
Mr Henry Brooke
, Lewisham West
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of a danger that the dental health of the civil population may suffer through the age of reservation for skilled dental mechanics being raised from 23 to 30 in the new Schedule of Reserved Occupations; and what arrangements is he making to prevent this?
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
I am aware of the change in the age of reservation of dental mechanics and that this will entail some reorganisation of the arrangements in dental practices to meet the new conditions. I do not, however, consider that these changes will endanger the dental health of the population.
Mr Henry Brooke
, Lewisham West
Has my right hon. Friend consulted the dental laboratories about this problem through their own organisation, and if not, will he do so?
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
We are in touch with them and I think there is machinery which will enable employers to make applications to retain their mechanical assistants if they will make application to the Ministry of Health.
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.
