Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Technical Co-Operation – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 February 1964.
Mr Albert Oram
, East Ham South
12:00,
18 February 1964
Is the Minister satisfied that all is being done that should be done to make the authorities in developing countries aware of the kind of assistance that is available through his Department? May I cite as an example of a good piece of work in this direction the circular which the right hon. Gentleman recently issued, on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Co-operation, about facilities here for receiving Commonwealth co-operators? May I urge the right hon. Gentleman to take similar action in respect of other parts of his Department's work?
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.
