Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Overseas Development – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 October 1980.
Mr Nigel Spearing
, Newham South
12:00,
27 October 1980
Will the Minister tell the House what approximate proportion of the £75 million is being spent in kind on assisting Government services and agencies, and what is being spent on new and additional projects that might not otherwise have taken place?
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.
