Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 16 September 2024.
Kellie Armstrong
Alliance
2:30,
16 September 2024
T6. Ms Armstrong asked the Minister for Communities, having thanked him for his comments about Ulster-Scots culture and welcomed those comments as a former festival Irish dancer, about the reaction that he has had from Westminster when he has raised the issue of the housing crisis and the need for investment in Northern Ireland. (AQT 516/22-27)
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.
