Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 30 September 2020.
Oliver Mundell
Conservative
On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
In this chamber, on 17 January 2019, the First Minister said that the Salmond inquiries
“will be able to request whatever material they want, and I undertake today that we will provide whatever material they request.”—[
Official Report
, 17 January 2019; c 14.]
Will the Presiding Officer ask the First Minister to explain why she lied to Parliament?
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.
