Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Information. – in the House of Commons at on 28 May 1941.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
asked the Minister of Information whether he will consider the advisability of issuing in addition to the poster entitled "The British Common wealth of Nations Together," a poster, illustrating representative types of the Allied nations who are co-operating with us in the war effort?
Hon. Harold Nicolson
, Leicester West
The suggestion is one which has already received very full consideration, but there are various practical difficulties in the way of carrying it out; nevertheless my right hon. Friend will have the matter re-examined.
Sir Geoffrey Mander
, Wolverhampton East
In that connection, will the hon. Member bear in mind the importance of not giving the impression that we regard this as a purely Imperial war, and that in any particular references Greece and our other Allies should be brought into propaganda of this kind?
Hon. Harold Nicolson
, Leicester West
Certainly, Sir.
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.
