Part of the debate – in a Public Bill Committee am 11:30 am ar 9 Ionawr 2014.
Hugh Bayley
NATO Parliamentary Assembly UK Delegation, NATO Parliamentary Assembly (President)
11:30,
9 Ionawr 2014
Before I ask the Minister to move the motion to report written evidence, I should explain to Members that, because this is a Lords Bill, we are not starting with oral evidence sessions. We are expected to make use of the records of the oral evidence sessions that took place in the Lords. However, it is possible for public bodies to submit written evidence for consideration in the Commons’ proceedings—indeed some have done so. The purpose of this motion is for the Minister to get the Committee’s agreement that such evidence will be published.
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.
