Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 December 1964.
Mr Anthony Greenwood
, Rossendale
12:00,
11 December 1964
The hon. Member's last point is something which ought to come a little later. The membership is one of the things which will have to be discussed at the constitutional conference. I have made certain suggestions to the two Governments about the matters to which they should be directing their attention and I have also been in communication with the Acting High Commissioner on matters of this kind.
The hon. Member's question on the sovereign base is a point which perhaps we might discuss later and not seem to be rushing at this stage.
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.
