– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 9 December 2008.
James Kelly
Labour
Question S3W-18186
To ask the Scottish Executive how many conferences have been addressed by ministers since May 2007; where and when the conference was held, and which Minister participated.
John Swinney
Scottish National Party
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as the information is available. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 47125).
Yes2 people think so
No3 people think not
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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.
