§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs if he will specify the respective responsibilities of each of the Ministers in his Department.
§ Mr. ShoreThe Ministers in my Department are involved in the work of the Department as a whole, while paying particular attention to groups of subjects. In addition to his special responsibilities in relation to the Northern Region, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is concerned primarily with industrial matters. The primary responsibilties of my hon. Friends the Minister of State and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State are in regional and economic subjects respectively.