Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 24 January 2017.
Carwyn Jones
Labour
1:37,
24 January 2017
A promise was made by some in the campaign last year that Wales would not lose out a penny if Wales left the European Union. I expect that promise to be honoured. If not, then the people of Wales have every right to ask why they were, if it is the case that this is true, misled. Secondly, it’s hugely important that the economic policies that we’ve developed here, the lowest unemployment for many, many years, lower than England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the best foreign direct investment figures for 30 years, are fully within the control of the Welsh Government to deliver those benefits for the people of Wales.
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.
