Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 March 1947.
Mrs Barbara Gould
, Hendon North
12:00,
24 March 1947
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that in many areas there have been no potatoes on sale for nearly a week, and that the few green vegetables in the shops are priced so high that it is quite impossible for the ordinary housewives to buy them; and if he will take steps to make potatoes and other vegetables available regularly to working-class families.
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.
