I hope that the following additional information will reassure the noble Lord. The "Minister" is defined in the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 as the Secretary of State in Section 41, headed "Interpretation".
Welfare Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Crawley
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 7 July 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
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