Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Defence. – in the House of Commons at on 16 October 1941.
Mr Robert Young
, Newton
asked the Minister of Health whether a letter, addressed by the clerk of the Great Sankey Parish Council to the public assistance officer,. Preston, and by him to the senior regional officer of the Ministry of Health, has yet been replied to and, if so, why the delay and the terms of the reply, and whether anything definite has been done to give the vulnerable areas of Great Sankey and Penketh a suitable and safe emergency rest centre, seeing that the surrounding towns are also industrial and vulnerable areas?
Mr Ernest Brown
, Leith
Yes, Sir. The original letter from the Clerk of the Great Sankey Parish Council was, unfortunately, not received, but a copy has been obtained and I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of my reply. A large number of buildings in the Warrington rural district, of which the parishes of Great Sankey and Penketh form part, have been earmarked for use as rest centres and I have no reason to believe that the accommodation so provided is either inadequate or unsuitable.
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.
