Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Public Health – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1947.
Mr Edward Evans
, Lowestoft
12:00,
27 November 1947
asked the Minister of Health how many hospitals have been affected during the current year by a decision of the General Nursing Council to withdraw recognition from them as training hospitals for nurses; how many of them are in danger of closing wholly or in part as a consequence of the withdrawal of recognition; and where they are situated.
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.
