Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Service – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 February 1954.
Mr Douglas Houghton
, Sowerby
12:00,
18 February 1954
Is the Minister aware that the arbitration awards which govern this decision were made last October and that adjustments, when made, will be retrospective to 1st January, 1953? Has the right hon. Gentleman ever considered the docility of the civil servants and is it not well that these men are represented by the Inland Revenue Staff Federation and not by the E.T.U.?
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.
