Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 March 1947.
Mr John Boyd-Carpenter
, Kingston upon Thames
12:00,
11 March 1947
asked the Minister of Labour whether there is now any compulsion to join the National Union of Mineworkers exercised upon men who have been at any time directed into the mining industry and who are at present working in that industry.
A group of workers who have united to promote their common interests.
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.
