Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Aviation – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 July 1964.
Mr Tudor Watkins
, Breconshire and Radnorshire
12:00,
8 July 1964
asked the Minister of Aviation whether, in view of the representations he received last year on aircraft breaking the sound barrier within the Counties of Brecon and Radnor, he will make arrangements to give notice to local authorities and in the local Press when such overland flights are to take place during the next 12 weeks.
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.
