Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Supply – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 February 1947.
Mr William Gallacher
, Fife Western
12:00,
24 February 1947
Is not the Minister aware of what happened in Scotland between the wars, when all the steel industry was taken South; and can we take it for granted from his answer that everything will be done to build up the steel industry in Scotland?
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.
