– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 April 1947.
Mr Barnett Janner
, Leicester West
12:00,
17 April 1947
asked the Minister of Education if he will give an estimate of the extra number of teachers, Civil Service staff and other personnel which are needed in connection with the raising of the school-leaving age; and what proportion of these is now available.
Mr George Tomlinson
, Farnworth
On the subject of additional teachers I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Salisbury (Mr. J. Morrison) on 20th March, a copy of which I am sending him. The requirements of the Education Act, 1944, which include the raising of the compulsory school age, have made it necessary to increase the staff of my Department, but no separate estimate is available of the staff required specifically for this latter purpose.
Mr Barnett Janner
, Leicester West
Can my right hon. Friend say whether he has the full staffs necessary for the purpose now? Does he anticipate any difficulty in getting the staffs?
Mr George Tomlinson
, Farnworth
No, Sir.
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.
