Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 4 July 2017.
Carwyn Jones
Labour
1:59,
4 July 2017
Well, as part of the local government Bill that we will introduce, we will of course—this is no secret—look at ensuring that local authorities work together on a regional basis in order to deliver services for the people that they represent. I’m sure local authorities will accept that poverty reduction is, of course, a hugely important role that they are able to play, and of course they will be able to do that working together across a wider area.
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.
