Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 February 1959.
Mr Norman Dodds
, Erith and Crayford
12:00,
24 February 1959
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, in connection with the designating of smokeless zones, what action his Department takes, before he confirms smoke control area orders, to ensure that there will be available adequate supplies of the suitable types of fuel necessary to give satisfactory results in modern domestic solid fuel appliances.
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.
