Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 27 Chwefror 1992.
Mr Neil Kinnock
Leader of HM Official Opposition, Leader of the Labour Party, Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
12:00,
27 Chwefror 1992
The Prime Minister has made all those promises. He was right: those promises are dishonest—[Interruption.] I am quoting the Prime Minister, and he will hear this again—[interruption.]
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.
