Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 February 1947.
Lieut-Colonel Mervyn Wheatley
, Dorset Eastern
12:00,
12 February 1947
asked the Minister of Food if there is a comparable reduction in the quantity of bacon issued to N.A.A.F.I. when the ration of the civil population is reduced.
Dr Edith Summerskill
, Fulham West
Reductions in Services' rations are not made automatically when civilian rations are reduced, although they are reviewed from time to time in consultation with the Services Departments. Issues to N.A.A.F.I. for canteens and catering and for sale to registered customers at N.A.A.F.I. shops have been reduced in proportion to the reduction in civilian rations.
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.
