– in the House of Commons at on 22 May 1941.
Sir Francis Fremantle
, St Albans
asked the Minister of Health whether he will take action to promote a concentrated effort to secure immunisation of all children against diphtheria, in order to save the loss of some 2,500 children from death every year and to stamp out the disease as has been so done in other countries?
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
A vigorous campaign to promote the immunisation of children against diphtheria is already being pursued, in co-operation with the Central Council of Health Education, through the medium of special posters and leaflets, circulars to local authorities, broadcast talks, Press publicity, films and window displays. Every possible step will continue to be taken to bring home to parents the importance of this matter.
Sir Francis Fremantle
, St Albans
Is anything being done to ask members of Parliament to assist this drive to stamp out this appalling disease?
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
I am sure that my hon. Friends will take note of that.
Commander Robert Bower
, Cleveland
Is my right hon. Friend aware that certain members of the medical profession are opposed to immunisation and that that does not do much good to the campaign?
Sir Francis Fremantle
, St Albans
Is my right hon. Friend aware that there are members of the Navy who are opposed to the naval policy?
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.
