Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 2 November 2023.
Clare Adamson
Scottish National Party
Those measures are very welcome in my Constituency, especially our wonderful new station.
At surgeries, I frequently come across constituents who are suffering from the effects of an austerity-driven cost of living crisis, including many people with disabilities who have not accessed free bus travel even though they are entitled to do so. Will the Minister advise how we can better raise awareness of concessionary bus travel as a passported benefit for people?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
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.
