Oral Answers to Questions — Coal – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 June 1964.
Mr James Boyden
, Bishop Auckland
12:00,
11 June 1964
asked the Minister of Power what was the total decrease in employment in collieries within eight miles of Bishop Auckland between 1st January, 1960, and 31st December, 1963.
Mr John Peyton
, Yeovil
I am asking the Chairman of the National Coal Board to write to the hon. Member about this.
Mr James Boyden
, Bishop Auckland
Would not the Parliamentary Secretary agree that when the figures come, they will show that nothing like enough male jobs have been provided in the area to cope with this redundancy and the increase in the young population, and also with the decline in other industries? Can the hon. Gentleman give an assurance that in future when other collieries are to be closed in this area there will be a reasonable certainty that other factories will come to the area before the collieries are closed?
Mr John Peyton
, Yeovil
The question of other jobs in these areas is one for other Departments than mine.
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.
