Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 14 October 1969.
Miss Irene Ward
, Tynemouth
12:00,
14 October 1969
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give an assurance that he will not allow progress to be made with the proposed 600-ft. office block for the National Westminster Bank until his consultations with the local council have been completed and until the matter has been submitted to this House.
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.
