Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Aircraft Production. – in the House of Commons at on 19 November 1941.
Mr David Gammans
, Hornsey
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production whether he is aware of the harm done to war production in this country and in America by the circulation of stories in the Press alleging that shipments of American bombers and fighters are still lying in Britain in their unopened packing cases; that the Atlantic ferry service is inefficient, and that American aircraft are subjected to needless alterations; and what steps his publicity staff take to put an end to such harmful stories?
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.
