Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 December 1964.
Mr Julius Silverman
, Birmingham Aston
12:00,
7 December 1964
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on the labour problems caused by the proposed closure of the General Electric Company's factory at Four Ashes, near Wolverhampton; what period of notice the workers affected are under; and what steps he is taking with regard to the matter.
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.
