Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce. – in the House of Commons at on 10 December 1941.
Reverend George Woods
, Finsbury
asked the Minister of Pensions whether unmarried dependants, living as wives of Civil Defence workers, can be placed on the same basis under the Personal Injuries (Civilian) Scheme, as at present provided under the War Service (Army and Navy) Scheme?
Mr Walter Womersley
, Grimsby
I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 1st July to the hon. Member for Shoreditch (Mr. Thurtle), when I explained the reasons for the present arrangements and why, in the view of His Majesty's Government, no change in them was called for.
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.
