Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 28 October 2010.
Peter Bone
Conservative, Wellingborough
10:30,
28 October 2010
May I urge the Minister not to opt in to the EU directive? I know that human trafficking is one of the Prime Minister's priorities, but before we opt in we must consider whether we can do things better; I urge caution in this matter.
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.
