Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 March 1947.
Mr Malcolm Macmillan
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12:00,
4 March 1947
Is the Minister aware that there is no complaint about the Government's figures or the financial grants? My complaint is of the time lag between the approval and making of grants and the undertaking of the work, which is a very long time, during which many of these men are unemployed. Can my right hon. Friend speed up the position by consultation with Ministers of other Departments so that these men can get to work on those schemes?
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.
