Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Fuel and Power – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 29 April 1948.
Mr John Boyd-Carpenter
, Kingston upon Thames
12:00,
29 April 1948
In view of the fact that no more petrol would be consumed as a result of such a concession and of the very great advantage it would be to people who are going on holiday during May and at Whitsun, will the Minister reconsider this matter?
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.
