Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Food – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 February 1954.
Mr Norman Dodds
, Dartford
12:00,
17 February 1954
asked the Minister of Food what action is being taken to reduce stocks of food held by his Department; and, in view of the general interest, if he will make a statement showing what is involved.
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.
