Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 20 September 2016.
Carwyn Jones
Labour
1:35,
20 September 2016
Well, you’ll have to ask the UK Government that; it’s their responsibility when it comes to the resettlement of refugees. We’ve made our position very, very clear in terms of what we will do to help them. It’s right to say that the UK Government has recently announced three children’s resettlement schemes. I want Wales to play its part to resettle vulnerable children and refugees in the UK. I will be speaking to the Welsh Local Government Association chair on how we can continue to work with the Home Office and local government once further information around the scheme evolves.
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.
