Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 October 1949.
Mr Albert Davies
, Stoke-on-Trent Burslem
12:00,
20 October 1949
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will now say when he proposes to withdraw the Control of Engagement Order.
Mr George Isaacs
, Southwark North
I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir J. Mellor) on Tuesday, 18th October, a copy of which I am sending him.
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.
