Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 9 June 1964.
Mr Julian Snow
, Lichfield and Tamworth
12:00,
9 June 1964
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs when the Clerk of the Parish of Burntwood may expect a reply to his letter on 9th April, 1964, a reminder having been sent on 29th April, to neither of which a reply or an acknowledgment has been received; and whether he will expedite a reply, which involves a site for a Scout hut at Burntwood, Staffordshire.
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.
