Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 August 1947.
The Minister of Education (Mr. Tomlin-son):
The answer to the second part of the Question is that since the beginning of this year, about 19 men and 55 women have been appointed to schools in Wales as temporary teachers. Of these, 17 men and three women are candidates awaiting admission to emergency training colleges. I regret that the information asked for in the first and third parts of the Question cannot readily be made available.
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.
