Welcome to our presentation! BRITISH CULTURE Group 7: Lê Thị Soan Dương Nguyễn Thị Hoài Hương Phan Thị Hoàng Diễm Trương Thị Nữ Phan Thị Minh Thương Lê Thị Vân THE GOVERNMENT OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Body 1. The Cabinet 2. The Prime Minister 3. Ministries & Departments 4. Local Government 5. Three parties III. Conclusion THE CABINET About 20 ministers Chosen by the Prime Minister Include departmental & non-departmental ministers The Prime Minister Functions - To initiate & decide on policy - The supreme control of government - The co-ordination of government departments CABINET MEETINGS o The Cabinet meets once a week in private and its proceedings are confidential o Reports are made of the meetings and circulated to government departments CABINET MEETINGS o They summarize the topics discussed and decisions taken but they never refer to individuals or what they said o After 30 years Cabinet papers may be made available for inspection in the Public Record Office at Kew, Surrey CABINET OFFICE Functions - Running a busy communication network - Keeping ministers in touch with each other - Drawing up the agendas for cabinet meetings CABINET OFFICE o It also does the same things for cabinet committees  These committees are appointed by the cabinet to look into various matters in more detail than the individual member of the cabinet have time (or knowledge) for  Unlike members of “the government” itself, the people on these committees are not necessarity politicians Who is British Prime minister? Prime ministers Member of either the Commons or Lords Leader of a great political party Inherited a majority in the Commons Authority  the highest political authority in the United Kingdom  leader a major political party  commands a majority in the House of Commons (the lower house of the Legislature  the leader of the Cabinet (the Executive)  Under the British system, there is a unity of powers rather than separation. [...]... Government Departments MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cabinet Office Her Majesty's Treasury Home Office Foreign & Commonwealth Office Ministry of Defense Department of Culture, Media & Sport Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Her Majesty's Customs & Excise Department for Education & Employment Service 10 Department of the Environment; Transport and the Regions 11 Department of Health... Buckinghamshire, the south of UK + hold a private conference of some of his Ministers or receive foreign visitors over a weekend + entertain guests as a special privilege No 10 Downing Street chequers Who is the British PM at the present?  In the 2010 general election no single party won enough majority of seats to form the government alone So, to form a government two or more parties had to join together  David... decisions Individual responsibility Bear all responsibilities of department Resign if his/ her departmnet perform badly 5.1 Her Majesty’s Treasury -HM Treasury - Responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy - The minister of the Treasury is called Chancellor of the Exchequer - the Chancellor - It is the only office of the four Great Offices not . Welcome to our presentation! BRITISH CULTURE Group 7: Lê Thị Soan Dương Nguyễn Thị Hoài Hương Phan Thị Hoàng Diễm Trương Thị Nữ . “the government” itself, the people on these committees are not necessarity politicians Who is British Prime minister? Prime ministers Member of either the Commons or Lords Leader of a great. Commons (the lower house of the Legislature  the leader of the Cabinet (the Executive)  Under the British system, there is a unity of powers rather than separation. Authority  In the House of