The Cabinet

Question 1

Within the cabinet what authorities do the core executive have.

Answer 1

.Chairs cabinet meetings
. Manages the agenda of cabinet meetings.
.Directs and sums up cabinet decisions.
.Creates cabinet committees and appoints their members.
.Appoints senior civil servants.
.Organises the structure of government.

Question 2

What are the maximum amount of members who can receive a cabinet ministers salary

Answer 2

22, although the pm can also invite ministers to attend cabinet without making them full members.

Question 3

What role and powers does the cabinet have?

Answer 3

• Registering and ratifying decisions
• Discussing and making decisions on major issues
• Receiving reports on key developments an determining government business in parliament.
• Setting disputes governments.