Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 November 1947.
Major Henry Spence
, Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Central
12:00,
11 November 1947
In view of the Minister's reply, which indicates a fairly long-term occupation of these huts, will he consider authorising further repairs to make these huts watertight before the winter, because there is hardly a dry place in which to put a bed at the moment?
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.
