– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 June 1945.
Mr Dingle Foot
, Dundee
12:00,
12 June 1945
asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government that the post of Minister of Defence should continue to exist after the war; and whether it is intended that there should be a separate Ministry.
Sir John Anderson
, Combined Scottish Universities
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister suggests that the hon. Gentleman put this Question in the next Parliament, if he should happen to be returned thereto.
Mr Dingle Foot
, Dundee
I will certainly do so if the party to which I belong should happen still to be on these benches.
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.
