Oral Answers to Questions — Railways – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 August 1947.
Mr Charles Byers
, Dorset Northern
12:00,
11 August 1947
asked the Minister of Transport the expenditure which is to be incurred in the next two years in improving the railways, detailing in particular the amount of money which will be spent on electrification.
Mr George Strauss
, Lambeth North
My right hon. Friend is making inquiries and will inform the hon. Member of the result.
Colonel Sir Alan Gomme-Duncan
, Perth
Will the hon. Gentleman bear in mind that up to date there is not a single yard of electric railway in Scotland?
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.
