Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Finance – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 8 June 2021.
Matthew O'Toole
Social Democratic and Labour Party
2:30,
8 June 2021
Can the Minister confirm that, when the fiscal commission formally responds to him, its findings will be published and laid in the Assembly — that is, that it will not be a report that goes to the Executive and has to get on its agenda, but will be publicly laid and debated in the Assembly?
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.
