Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 January 1947.
Sir Hugh Munro-Lucas-Tooth
, Hendon South
12:00,
27 January 1947
asked the Minister of Works how many shops or other buildings were converted during 1946 for use as food offices; what was the average amount spent on such conversion; and whether a decision taken by his Department to convert premises for use as a food office requires the authority of any other Department in order to obtain permission or priority for the work to be done.
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.
