Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Roads – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1947.
Sir Frank Medlicott
, Norfolk Eastern
12:00,
10 November 1947
Is the Minister aware that he and his colleagues who have made this decision with regard to basic petrol live and work in London where there is an amplitude of transport of all kinds—[HON. MEMBERS: "Nonsense."]—in comparison with that in the country. [HON. MEMBERS: "Hear, hear."] He seems to have no conception of the real inconvenience and hardship that will be caused by the withdrawal of a large amount of transport in the country. Will he do his utmost to increase the number of public service vehicles which will be available?
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.
