Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 August 1947.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
12:00,
7 August 1947
The hon. Member seems to have been misled by the letter he referred to me. I have no information that the firm in question has sought to employ any foreign workers. The question of the provision of sleeping accommodation for such workers does not therefore arise at present. As regards the disposal of the bedsteads, I understand from my right hon. Friend the Minister of Works that they are already earmarked.
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.
