Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1947.
Mr Thomas Dugdale
, Richmond (Yorks)
12:00,
10 November 1947
Can the Minister say why they vary so considerably from the figures contained in the Digest of Statistics which is published monthly; for instance, in the September edition the saving is reckoned to be 1.7 per cent., and in the October edition, 2.3 per cent. Can he say why there is this discrepancy between his answer and the figures given in the Monthly Digest of Statistics?
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.
