Oral Answers to Questions — Food Supplies – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 December 1949.
Mr Marcus Lipton
, Lambeth Brixton
12:00,
14 December 1949
asked the Minister of Food what the results of his inquiries into the quality and sale of coupon-free sweets have been.
Dr Edith Summerskill
, Fulham West
Discussions with the trade are still going on, so I can make no statement at present.
Mr Marcus Lipton
, Lambeth Brixton
Is my right hon. Friend personally satisfied that no ration goods are being diverted into this form of manufacture, and, further, that the material from which coupon-free sweets are being manufactured is fit to eat?
Dr Edith Summerskill
, Fulham West
hope that my hon. and gallant Friend realises that I shall receive a report on these discussions and that I cannot comment on the matter yet.
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.
