Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 16 November 2010.
Stewart Hosie
SNP Chief Whip, SNP Deputy Leader, Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Treasury)
2:30,
16 November 2010
The Minister will be aware that the savings ratio is forecast to fall in every single year until 2015. Does this not make the decision to abolish the child trust fund-a savings plan with a 74% voluntary take-up rate-all the more short-sighted?
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.
