Oral Answers to Questions — Petrol Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 31 October 1949.
Mr Rhys Davies
, Westhoughton
12:00,
31 October 1949
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the petrol consumption of the Fighting Services and the civilian population of this country, respectively, for any recent six months.
Mr Hugh Gaitskell
, Leeds South
In the six months March to August last, civilian consumption of motor spirit in the United Kingdom amounted to 2,377,000 tons and consumption by the Fighting Services to 46,000 tons.
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.
