Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Defence. – in the House of Commons at on 16 October 1941.
General Sir George Jeffreys
, Petersfield
asked the Minister of Health whether he proposes to raise the payment to householders who cannot afford to maintain evacuees on the allowance provided by the Government; and whether, equally, he will consider payment to those householders who have to act as foster-mothers and nursemaids to evacuee children placed with them?
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.
