Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Old Age Pensions – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 March 1947.
Sir Gifford Fox
, Henley
12:00,
11 March 1947
asked the Minister of National Insurance what is the number of old age pensioners in Thame who have applied to his Department at Blackpool and have only received cards of acknowledgment; and what steps will be taken to remedy this hardship.
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.
