Part of Oral Answers to Questions — United Nations – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7 December 1964.
Lady Grant of Monymusk
, Aberdeen South
12:00,
7 December 1964
asked the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the use of Article 19 of the United Nations Charter, which deprives member States of their vote if they are over two years in arrears with their financial contributions to the Organisation.
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.
