Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:21 pm on 15 November 2022.
Jane Dodds
Liberal Democrat
2:21,
15 November 2022
Good afternoon, First Minister. Lovely to have you back. Croeso yn ôl.
I just wanted to focus in on social care. As we know, our local authorities across Wales are going to be struggling with their budgets going forward, in relation to funding social care—our most vulnerable people. That would help our health services as well. It's lovely to hear from you about the points that you have made to the UK Government, but to be honest, I have absolutely no faith whatsoever that the Conservative Government in London will meet the needs of the people in Wales, and will definitely not meet the needs of vulnerable people. But here in Wales, we do have an option, and I'd like to ask you: will the Welsh Government be raising taxes in order to fund social care here in Wales? Diolch yn fawr iawn.
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.
