Part of QNR – in the Senedd at on 2 May 2017.
Mark Drakeford
Labour
The latest NHS activity and performance statistics published on 20 April show improvements over the short term against several key performance measures, including referral-to-treatment, diagnostics, urgent cancer and delayed transfers of care.
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.
