Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Public Building and Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 February 1964.
Mr Bruce Millan
, Glasgow Craigton
12:00,
18 February 1964
While we are all very glad to welcome the progress so far made, and while we appreciate that this is something that rests very largely with the commercial initiative of individual shipyards, may I ask, nevertheless. whether the progress is not rather disappointing? Is the Minister satisfied that his Department, through the inquiry centres, and in other ways, is giving to the shipyards the kind of technical assistance they need to get started in this field?
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.
