– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 January 1947.
Sir Herbert Butcher
, Holland with Boston
12:00,
30 January 1947
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will suspend further insertions of the advertisement issued by his Department containing the statement, "Now we re at last on the road towards prosperity and greater comfort," until fuel, food, clothing and houses are in more plentiful supply.
Mr Emanuel Shinwell
, Seaham
No, Sir.
Sir Herbert Butcher
, Holland with Boston
Are we to understand from the right hon. Gentleman that the Press and publicity officers of his Department have been infected by his own irresponsibility?
Mr Emanuel Shinwell
, Seaham
My answer to the hon. Gentleman is that we are more assured of future prosperity for the people of this country than ever we were when Conservative Governments were in office.
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.
