Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 November 1956.
Bill to provide for the dissolution of the Central Electricity Authority and the establishment of a Central Electricity Generating Board and an Electricity Council, and for the transfer of functions of the said Authority to that Board or Council or to the Minister of Fuel and Power; to make further provision as to other matters relating to the supply of electricity; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid, presented by Mr. Aubrey Jones; supported by Mr. R. A. Butler, Mr. James Stuart, the Attorney-General, Mr. Henry Brooke, and Mr. Renton: read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Thursday and to be printed. [Bill 32.]
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.
