Part of Executive Committee Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 12:15 pm on 25 June 2024.
Steve Aiken
UUP
12:15,
25 June 2024
The Business Committee has agreed that there should be no time limit on the debate. I call on the Minister to open the debate on the motions.
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.
