Department for Transport written question – answered at on 19 June 2023.
Tan Dhesi
Shadow Minister (Transport)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether ministers in his Department are provided with training (a) in general and (b) on the Ministerial Code.
Jesse Norman
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Ministers are provided with a range of training when they enter the department. The type of training varies depending on their experience as a Minister. The Ministerial code, provided when appointed, gives advice and guidance on the standards of conduct that they are expected to uphold and the way in which they should discharge their duties. Ministers are also traditionally able to seek further advice and guidance within the department.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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.
