The Ministry of Labour retains the right to classify it as an official public holiday on an annual basis, and it customarily does so.

In 1947, the Ministry of Works retained the building on a 21-year lease.

The Ministry of Natural Resources currently retains ownership of the Backus Page-House.

The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs retains a veto to all amendments.

The Ministry of Justice retained the following UK-wide remit:

It proposed instead that the Ministry of Finance retain its role as overseer.

Nonetheless, the Ministry of Health retains its other main functions-regulatory development and oversight, healthcare resource allocation, and medical research and education.

Another problem is that the Ministry of Education itself cannot retain highly qualified and experienced staff because of low pay and poor conditions.

After the war, the Ministry retained responsibility for Government building projects.

The station closed in 1994, though the Ministry of Defence (MoD) retained it as a strategic reserve.