Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 June 1964.
Mr Reginald Prentice
, East Ham North
12:00,
8 June 1964
But is the Minister aware that 1963 is a very bad year for making a comparison? Does he realise that in 1963 there was, on average, 50 per cent. more youth unemployment than in 1962 and about three times more youth unemployment than ten years before? While everybody will welcome the improvement, we want to see an improvement compared with what went on before 1963 and not with what went on in 1963.
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.
