Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1947.
Mr Frederick Erroll
, Altrincham and Sale
12:00,
27 November 1947
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how much time, and how much in salaries and expenses were incurred by inspectors of his Department investigating an electric advertising sign used by Messrs. Zip French Cleaners, Ltd., of Stoke-on-Trent, which is estimated to use 2½ ounces of coal a year.
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.
