Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 19 June 1947.
Mr Hubert Medland
, Plymouth Drake
12:00,
19 June 1947
asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that labour supply inspectors, previously employed in his Department, are now unemployed and that vacancies exist in the National Insurance Department suitable for these men; and if he will instruct his officers to submit these men for consideration to the Ministry of National Insurance.
Mr Ness Edwards
, Caerphilly
There are no vacancies at present in the Ministry of National Insurance suitable for these men. Their needs are being kept prominently in mind and they will certainly be submitted for posts that may arise later in that Department or elsewhere.
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.
