Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 November 1973.
Mr Gordon Campbell
, Moray and Nairnshire
12:00,
21 November 1973
I have no immediate plans for an official visit, but I am to be in Aberdeen again shortly. I have visited Aberdeen on three occasions this year and my noble Friend the Minister of State and my other ministerial colleagues at the Scottish Office are frequently there.
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.
