Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 March 1947.
Mr Arthur Skeffington
, Lewisham West
12:00,
11 March 1947
asked the Minister of Labour how many vocational and trade courses are now being organised by his Department; how many persons have been trained and how many placed into employment as a result since July, 1945.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
Special courses under the vocational training scheme are at present in operation at Government training centres or technical colleges in 58 different occupations. Arrangements for training in employers' establishments in many other occupations have also been agreed. Since July, 1945, 28,711 persons have been trained under the scheme and 23,425 have been placed in employment. Placing action in the remaining cases is proceeding.
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.
