Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 February 1947.
Mr Peter Freeman
, Newport (Monmouthshire/Gwent)
12:00,
25 February 1947
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that eight ex-Servicemen with more than five years temporary Government service, will be declared redundant at the Maintenance Unit, R.A.F. Branch in Newport, at the end of February; how many additional clerks in South Wales are required by Inland Revenue; and whether the above men will be offered some of these jobs, in place of the positions in temporary posts, at a reduction in pay and with no allowance for board and lodging that have hitherto been offered to them.
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.
