Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Board of Trade – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 November 1965.
Mr Hector Hughes
, Aberdeen North
12:00,
4 November 1965
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the special responsibilities of the newly appointed Minister of State at the Board of Trade; and to what extent this appointment will stimulate the increase of productive industry in North-East Scotland and the exports from that area to America and Europe.
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.
