Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 June 1964.
Mr Peter Thorneycroft
, Monmouth
12:00,
10 June 1964
Requirements in this field are already fully provided for until the mid-seventies. Requirements for the latter half of the seventies have not yet been submitted for my approval. I am, however, in the early stages of considering with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Aviation what kind of strategic aircraft we might need beyond the next decade.
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.
