Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works
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The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works was a junior UK government ministerial role responsible for assisting in the oversight of public building, construction, and maintenance of government properties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5518739 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works Context triple: [Reginald Bevins, positionHeld, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works]
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A.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour was a junior government ministerial role in the United Kingdom responsible for assisting the Minister of Labour in overseeing employment, industrial relations, and labor policy.
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B.
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing is a senior Portuguese government cabinet position responsible for national transport networks, public works, and housing policy.
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C.
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
The Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities was a senior Scottish Government ministerial post responsible for overseeing national infrastructure, economic investment, and urban development policy.
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D.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport is a junior ministerial role in the UK government responsible for supporting senior transport ministers in developing and implementing national transport policy.
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E.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation was a junior ministerial role in the British government responsible for assisting in the oversight and development of civil aviation policy and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works Target entity description: The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works was a junior UK government ministerial role responsible for assisting in the oversight of public building, construction, and maintenance of government properties.
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A.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour was a junior government ministerial role in the United Kingdom responsible for assisting the Minister of Labour in overseeing employment, industrial relations, and labor policy.
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B.
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing is a senior Portuguese government cabinet position responsible for national transport networks, public works, and housing policy.
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C.
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
The Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities was a senior Scottish Government ministerial post responsible for overseeing national infrastructure, economic investment, and urban development policy.
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D.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport is a junior ministerial role in the UK government responsible for supporting senior transport ministers in developing and implementing national transport policy.
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E.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation was a junior ministerial role in the British government responsible for assisting in the oversight and development of civil aviation policy and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom government position
ⓘ
junior ministerial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Minister
on behalf of the Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
government estates and buildings
ⓘ
public infrastructure ⓘ state property management ⓘ |
| category | Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
construction
ⓘ
maintenance of government properties ⓘ public building ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
central government property portfolio
ⓘ
government-owned buildings in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | junior minister ⓘ |
| isModeledOn | British Parliamentary Secretary system ⓘ |
| isPositionIn |
United Kingdom central government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| isSubordinatePositionIn | Ministry of Works ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| officeHeldByMemberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| officeScope | national ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| positionType | Parliamentary Secretary ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Minister of Works
ⓘ
Ministry of Works ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
oversight of construction of government buildings
ⓘ
oversight of maintenance of government properties ⓘ oversight of public building ⓘ |
| seat |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| selectionMethod | appointed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedIn | Westminster system ⓘ |
| workLocation | Whitehall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works Description of subject: The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works was a junior UK government ministerial role responsible for assisting in the oversight of public building, construction, and maintenance of government properties.
Referenced by (1)
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