Kenneth Macintosh
Labour
Our first item of business is consideration of business motion S5M-24357, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out changes to today’s business.
Motion moved,
That the Parliament agrees to the following revision to the programme of business on Thursday 11 March 2021— after
12.30 pm First Minister’s Questions insert followed by
Stage 3 Debate: Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill—[
Miles Briggs
].
Motion agreed to.
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.
