Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 February 1997.
Mr Keith Bradley
, Manchester, Withington
12:00,
10 February 1997
How many of the representations that the Minister has received from the public relate to the chaos
in customer information? Does he accept the view expressed by the Rail Regulator in his recent report that he expects the new customer information system to
Do much better than it is doing today in providing information about railway services"?
Is the Minister satisfied with the fulfilment of obligations imposed on private rail operators to provide passengers with details of the cheapest fares and the most rapid journey times available, including those on fares and times relating to competing companies?
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.
