Part of Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 November 1947.
Sir Henry Legge-Bourke
, Isle of Ely
12:00,
4 November 1947
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that, as long ago as last April, his predecessor gave an assurance that the army would accommodate these patients until such time as the Minister of Health could deal with them in civil sanatoria? Has he followed that up and made sure that the patients are being sent to the most suitable hospitals as soon as possible?
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.
