Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 March 1947.
Mr. Baker White:
Is the Minister aware that the poster which I hold in my hand is one of his own posters which has been circulated to canteens which have been shut for over two years? Is he also aware that I have a little brother to that poster, almost as large, which has been circulated with it, and will he stop this great waste of paper?
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.
