Oral Answers to Questions — Coal Industry – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 May 1947.
Mr John Boyd-Carpenter
, Kingston upon Thames
12:00,
1 May 1947
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the object with which the publication "Coal" is being produced by the National Coal Board; and what is the anticipated circulation.
Mr Emanuel Shinwell
, Seaham
I understand that the general object is to provide miners all over the country with a specialised organ of information which will enable them to keep abreast of developments in their industry under national ownership, and will also make such information available to the general public. I am informed that the circulation will be 100,000 copies.
Mr Henry Harris
, Cambridge University
What is the relevance, in a journal devoted to coal, of an article on a gentleman called Wragg, who seems to have something to do with horses?
Mr Emanuel Shinwell
, Seaham
I believe that there are even very refined cultural and intellectual organs that sometimes descend into the depths.
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.
