– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 July 1947.
Lady Grant:
asked the Minister of National Insurance when he expects to advertise for applications for appointments under the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Mr James Griffiths
, Llanelly
An invitation to apply for posts in the Ministry of National Insurance will be issued, within, I hope, the next fortnight, to all full-time approved society staffs who are wholly or mainly engaged on National Health Insurance work. There will, however, be vacancies in my Department for others with suitable experience, and I expect to be ready to advertise in the early autumn for applications from such persons.
Mr William Gallacher
, Fife Western
Will applications be accepted from the Housewives' League?
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.
