Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 22 November 2018.
John Mason
Scottish National Party
The Minister mentioned district heating. On the basis of his announcements today, h ow confident is he that the private sector will move forward in district heating, which we have not seen a huge amount of so far?
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.
