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 to what extent steps have now been taken by the British Broadcasting Corporation to call attention to the issuing and contents of "Hansard" in their announcements, in accordance with the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Publications?
Hon. Harold Nicolson
, Leicester West
A talk on "Hansard" has now been arranged, and other steps are under active consideration.
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.
