Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Roads – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1947.
Mr Anthony Eden
, Warwick and Leamington
12:00,
10 November 1947
Since one of the hon. Gentleman's colleagues at the week-end was complaining of the selfishness of motor car owners in this matter, will he investigate it with the Minister of Agriculture, who will explain to him that in the rural areas it is not a question of the selfishness of motor car owners, but of the absolute necessity of the rural communities?
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.
