Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:26 pm on 11 June 2024.
Vaughan Gething
Labour
2:26,
11 June 2024
While I have not directly been involved in these discussions, our officials are in regular contact with Bridgend County Borough Council. The Welsh Government awarded a £2.65 million grant fund to the council for remedial works on affected homes. A fully accredited contractor has been appointed and mobilisation works are well under way to address the issues of very real concern.
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.
