Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Armed Forces – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 March 1947.
Wing Commander Geoffrey Cooper
, Middlesbrough West
12:00,
12 March 1947
asked the Minister of Defence how many men, who have at any time worked in the mines, are still serving with the Armed Forces, but excluding men balloted under the Bevin Scheme who have entered the Forces since the repeal of the Essential Work Orders.
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.
