Part of QNR – in the Senedd at on 25 October 2022.
Mark Drakeford
Labour
With the resignation of another Prime Minister, the complete and utter failure of the UK Government prevents crucial decisions and actions from being taken to deal with the many challenges that we are facing. We will continue to seek to help people over what is going to be a very difficult winter.
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.
