Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 February 1947.
Mr Simon Digby
, Dorset Western
12:00,
24 February 1947
Is the Minister aware that the Dorset Farmers Union have no alternative accommodation; that in fact there are comparatively few people occupying Savernake House for the Ministry of Food; and that the needs of food production are just as important as the needs of food distribution?
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.
