Part of Children and Adoption Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee am 3:15 pm ar 16 Mawrth 2006.
Stewart Jackson
Ceidwadwyr, Peterborough
3:15,
16 Mawrth 2006
I am delighted to help the Minister. I am delighted, too, that my speech was so scintillating that she has forgotten the last part of it. I was referring to the section 111 notice in respect of the breach of an enforcement order. I hope that that gently jogs her memory.
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.
