Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 11 June 2024.
Vaughan Gething
Labour
1:35,
11 June 2024
Thank you for the question. Our assessment is that there are two realistic outcomes for Wales. The first would be more of the same—a continuation of economic mismanagement, attacks on devolution, and crime going unpunished. The second would be a mission-led Government, led by Keir Starmer, working in partnership with the Welsh Government, with a serious plan to change Wales and Britain for the better.
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.
In a general election, each constituency chooses an MP to represent it by process of election. The party who wins the most seats in parliament is in power, with its leader becoming Prime Minister and its Ministers/Shadow Ministers making up the new Cabinet. If no party has a majority, this is known as a hung Parliament. The next general election will take place on or before 3rd June 2010.
