Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1947.
Brigadier Sir Harry Mackeson
, Hythe
12:00,
10 November 1947
asked the Minister of Food how many tins of fat have been exported from Britain to Nyasaland during the past 18 months.
Flight Lieut Wavell Wakefield
, St Marylebone
asked the Minister of Food why fats urgently needed in this country are being exported to the Colonies, where there is a surplus.
Mr Evelyn Strachey
, Dundee
During the past 18 months, 4,410 tins or 6 tons of fat, were exported from the United Kingdom to Nyasaland at the express request of the Governor. We have always included in our import programmes a small quantity of fats for Colonies and Dependencies which cannot obtain supplies elsewhere.
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.
