Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 26 April 1948.
Mr Thomas Reid
, Swindon
12:00,
26 April 1948
asked the Minister of Food if, in view of the fact that mackerel in Swindon and district was recently selling at about 2s. a pound, he will now reconsider his decision not to reimpose price control of this fish.
Dr Edith Summerskill
, Fulham West
I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr. Mitchison) on 16th April.
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.
