Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 15 November 2022.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Labour
2:11,
15 November 2022
I'm truly glad to hear that Welsh Government has laid out its priorities in advance of the autumn statement. We know, as a matter of fact, from our constituents, from our local authorities and our third sector that mark 1 Conservative austerity tore the guts out of local government and has imperilled the continuation of the third sector, despite the best efforts of our local authority colleagues and despite the best efforts of volunteers and the voluntary sector out there. What reason on earth would we have to believe that Conservative austerity mark 2 would fare any better for the people of Wales and the public services on which they rely?
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.
