Oral Answers to Questions — Science – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 January 1964.
Sir Austen Albu
, Edmonton
12:00,
28 January 1964
asked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science how many development contracts and earmarked grants for research have now been placed by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Mr Quintin Hogg
, St Marylebone
Seven development contracts and one earmarked grant. I am informed that an eighth development contract is to be signed tomorrow.
Sir Austen Albu
, Edmonton
Can the Minister say whether there has been any change in the establishment of the D.S.I.R.—which was rather recommended by the Trend Committee—for identifying projects and placing contracts?
Mr Quintin Hogg
, St Marylebone
I should like notice of that question.
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.
