Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Board of Trade – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 8 April 1970.
Mr Gordon Campbell
, Moray and Nairnshire
12:00,
8 April 1970
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that I was in an aircraft in the air last Friday on a short journey in Scotland when the pilot was informed at 15 minutes' notice of the lightning strikes at Scottish airports, and that it seemed only a matter of chance that one airport was open? Is the Minister entirely certain that when there is a combination of bad weather safety can always he assured?
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.
