Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:36 pm on 24 January 2017.
Carwyn Jones
Labour
1:36,
24 January 2017
I have raised the issue of replacement funding, which is needed to finance regional policy. I raised that at my very first meeting with the Prime Minister last June. And we have been very clear about all our priorities, including regional policy, at each Joint Ministerial Committee since.
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.
