Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Defence. – in the House of Commons at on 19 June 1941.
Major Sir Derrick Gunston
, Thornbury
asked the Minister of Health what arrangements have been made to ensure that proper fire-fighting appliances and fire-escapes are provided in all buildings used for evacuation schemes for which the Ministry is directly or indirectly responsible?
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.
