Part of Executive Committee Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly am 12:00 pm ar 25 Mehefin 2024.
John Blair
Alliance
12:00,
25 Mehefin 2024
Thank you, Minister. In accordance with convention, the Business Committee has not allocated any time limits to the debate. I call the Minister for Communities to open the debate on the Bill.
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.
