– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 18 June 1964.
Mr Emrys Hughes
, South Ayrshire
12:00,
18 June 1964
asked the Prime Minister if, between now and the end of the Session, he will arrange an extra day for Questions to the Prime Minister.
Mr Emrys Hughes
, South Ayrshire
Does the Prime Minister realise that he lost a shift last week in this place? We regard him as the chief shop steward of this factory. He went away without leave in working hours last week to a bingo display, when he took advantage of the innocence of a lot of poor women. Does he not think he could make up for the lost time by doing an extra shift?
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
, Kinross and West Perthshire
I think the hon. Member is crediting me with rather extraordinary powers. I was one man to 6,000 women.
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.
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