Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 3 December 1947.
Mr Sidney Shephard
, Newark
12:00,
3 December 1947
asked the Minister of Food if he will waive the regulation which limits the number of guests to 100 in those cases where it is proposed to give a free dinner to the aged poor at Christmas and New Year.
Dr Edith Summerskill
, Fulham West
I am very glad to say that this concession has recently been made.
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.
