Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 February 1964.
Mr Tom Driberg
, Barking
12:00,
12 February 1964
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he took between January and December, 1963, by issuing general directions to, and by consulting with, the Railways Board and other appropriate bodies, to minimise delay, hardship, and danger to users of rail and road transport in winter weather.
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.
