Part of Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:45 pm on 13 July 2006.
Maria Miller
Shadow Minister (Education)
2:45,
13 July 2006
I did not get an answer from the Minister’s comments to a very simple question. Who will be responsible for the accuracy of the online scheme and who will be responsible for any errors that are made?
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.
