Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 24 January 2017.
Carwyn Jones
Labour
1:32,
24 January 2017
Well, thank you very much. I hope to always receive a warm welcome in Cefn Cribwr, because, at one time, that village was in my Constituency, before it was moved into yours. As one who has worked hard to raise funds for the Urdd Eisteddfod—I’ve organised with my wife two quiz nights in order to raise funds—I’m very supportive personally and, of course, I support everyone who supports the Urdd in the area in order to ensure that the eisteddfod is a great success this year and that there is further growth in the number of people using the Welsh language in the county.
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.
The language of Wales spoken by around 25% of the population. It is an Indo-European language and belongs to the Celtic group. It was made "offical" in Wales by the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is known in Welsh as Cymraeg.
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
