Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall am 11:13 am ar 23 Chwefror 2005.
George Young
Chair, Standards and Privileges Committee, Chair, Standards and Privileges Committee
11:13,
23 Chwefror 2005
I am the MP for Mr. Kitching, to whom the Minister referred. The Minister says that the information is available on the website, but the proposition put to him by Mr. Donohoe was that the leaflets should be available in the stores that sell the equipment. Will he consider that option?
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.
