Oral Answers to Questions — Public Health – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1947.
Mr Louis Tolley
, Kidderminster
12:00,
27 November 1947
asked the Minister of Health when work will commence on the Barnsley Hall Emergency Hospital.
Mr Aneurin Bevan
, Ebbw Vale
A contract is about to be let, and the work should commence in the near future.
Mr Louis Tolley
, Kidderminster
Will my right hon. Friend see that no further delay takes place, having regard to the promise given on 1st November, and in view of the urgency of the matter?
Mr Aneurin Bevan
, Ebbw Vale
My hon. Friend will realise that, quite frequently, delays take place in building, and for obvious reasons.
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.
