Deferred Divisions – in the House of Commons at 9:48 pm on 26 January 2009.
Queen's recommendation signified.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Coroners and Justice Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(1) any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown under or by virtue of the Act; and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.— (Ian Lucas.)
Question agreed to.
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.
