Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall am 1:51 pm ar 6 Chwefror 2025.
Martin Vickers
Ceidwadwyr, Brigg and Immingham
1:51,
6 Chwefror 2025
My right hon. Friend will remember from the last Parliament that I campaigned for a footbridge over Suggitts Lane in Cleethorpes. Thankfully, I was supported by the then Prime Minister—Boris Johnson—who on one famous occasion at Prime Minister’s questions said:
“Suggitt’s Lane is never far from my thoughts”. —[Official Report,
Vol. 666, c. 963.]
I hope that the Market Rasen situation will not be far from the Minister’s thoughts.
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.
