Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 January 1959.
Mr. Wilson:
While we do not deny that these rents may be in line with the excessive rents which this Government are allowing private landlords to charge, is the Minister aware that, although he may be satisfied, the tenants are not, and will he accept my invitation to visit Kirkby to discuss this matter with the tenants?
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.
