Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 December 1973.
Mr Denis Howell
, Birmingham Small Heath
12:00,
5 December 1973
Whomever football belongs to, it certainly does not belong to the Prime Minister. How can the Government possibly say that it is wrong to use electricity to floodlight football matches during the crisis when there is no interference with performances at theatres and concert halls? That cannot be right. Will the Minister please talk to his right hon. Friend and see whether football matches can be treated in the same way as theatres and concert halls?
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.
