Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 November 1947.
Mr Harold Lever
, Manchester Exchange
12:00,
24 November 1947
asked the Minister of Works the purposes for which the premises at Royal Exchange, Manchester, in respect of which a licence for £171,300 has been granted are to be used, how much of the sum is in respect of the restoration of shop facilities in the building and which department of the Manchester Corporation, and in what terms, recommended the granting of this licence; and whether he will consider ordering that the undertaking of this work be postponed.
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.
