Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1947.
Mr David Gammans
, Hornsey
12:00,
27 November 1947
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power when the hon. Member for Hornsey may expect replies to his letters of 13th, 25th and 27th October which concerned, respectively, Mr. F. Pettit of 38, Ashley Road, N.19, Mr. C, Dervin of 16 Wolseley Road, N.8, Mr. H. W. Arber of 103, Nelson Road, N.8 and Mr. J. E. Buchan of 83, Ferme "Park Road, N.8 in view of the fact that the questions raised in these letters concern the livelihood of people who have put their savings into garage businesses.
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.
