Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 January 1947.
Mr. Baker White:
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give details of the present and future production of farm tractors made from Bren carrier parts; how many of such tractors are to be delivered to the Argentine Government; and what supplies are to be made available to British farmers.
Mr Thomas Williams
, Don Valley
Present production of tractors made from gun carrier parts is small, and I understand that there is so far only a small home demand for them. A demand has, however, apparently arisen in the Argentine and the extent to which this might be met by the manufacturers, having regard to available supplies of materials and other factors, is at present under consideration
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.
