– in the House of Commons at on 28 May 1941.
Major Lloyd:
asked the Minister of Supply why the Wool Advisory Council has not been called together in connection with the forthcoming decisions of the Wool Control Board on the subject of the new wool prices; and what are the functions of the Wool Advisory Council?
Sir Andrew Duncan
, City of London
The British Wool Central Advisory Committees, which presumably are the consultative bodies my hon. and gallant Friend has in mind, were constituted to advise the Wool Control in connection with the purchase of home grown wool and certain related matters, so far as the farmer is concerned. In order to enable questions of agricultural policy, which are outside the province of the Wool Control, to be taken into account, the prices for the 1941 clip were settled in consultation with the Minister of Agriculture and the Secretary of State for Scotland, who entered into direct discussions with the farmers' representatives, thus making reference to the Committees unnecessary on the question of price.
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.
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