MINISTRY OF MATERIALS (Hansard, 21 November 1951)

§ 54. Mr. Maurice Edelman
asked the Prime Minister his intentions in connection with the future working of the Ministry of Materials.

§ The Prime Minister
I am not proposing to make any immediate change in the present arrangements.

§ Mr. Edelman
Does that mean to say that the right hon. Gentleman will shortly be creating a new Minister of Materials?

§ The Prime Minister
No. I have no such immediate urge.

§ Mr. Edelman
Would the right hon. Gentleman, then, say which Minister in the House of Commons will be responsible for answering Questions dealing with the procurement of materials?

§ The Prime Minister
I am almost sure I answered that yesterday.

§ Mr. A. C. Manuel
As the Prime Minister has no immediate necessity for an "urge," I hope that there will not be some immediate necessity for a purge so far as he is concerned.