Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1947.
Sir Henry Legge-Bourke
, Isle of Ely
12:00,
10 November 1947
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that his reply will cause considerable concern in the country; does he realise that in many places the ration of the unemployed in 1933 was at least 200 calories more than the daily ration now visualised; and can the right hon. Gentleman say whether the figure of 2,700 calories quoted by the Minister for Economic Affairs took into consideration the recent cut in potatoes?
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.
