Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1947.
Mr Ian Orr-Ewing
, Weston-Super-Mare
12:00,
27 November 1947
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many solicitors, counsel and officials employed by his Department attended the hearing of an action against Zip French Cleaners, Ltd., at Stoke-on-Trent Stipendiary Court on 21st November; what was the total cost of this action falling on the Ministry; and what was the accusation against the defendants.
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.
