Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 25 October 2005.
David Davies
Conservative, Monmouth
2:30,
25 October 2005
The CMO's report makes it clear that the British Pregnancy Advisory Service was actively encouraging vulnerable women to undergo late-term abortions in Spain. Whatever the legality of that, will the Minister join me in expressing abhorrence of the fact that a publicly funded body is engaging in such a practice? Why do Islamic terrorist suspects and convicted criminals apparently have more human rights than unborn children?
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.
