Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Palestine – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 March 1947.
Mr Samuel Silverman
, Nelson and Colne
12:00,
12 March 1947
May I join with my hon Friend in pressing the Minister to give us a specific answer to that question? Is it not perfectly clear that there is no ground whatever for any such accusation? If there were any ground for that accusation, is it not consistent with our traditions that a charge should be made specifically, in a proper place, and that the accused persons should be enabled to reply?
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.
