Oral Answers to Questions — Roads – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 9 June 1947.
Mr Barnett Janner
, Leicester West
12:00,
9 June 1947
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is now in a position to publish those statistics ordinarily appearing in the Annual Report on the Administration of the Road Fund which have been omitted during the war years but of which records have been maintained.
Mr Alfred Barnes
, East Ham South
The information has been obtained so far as it is readily available, and is at present being collated.
Mr Barnett Janner
, Leicester West
Will this information be published in so far as the particulars are available to the Minister?
Mr Alfred Barnes
, East Ham South
Yes, Sir, that is what I have tried to do, but many local authorities have not replied to the requests for information.
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.
