structure of the executive

• executive include- PM, cabinet, government department and executive agencies
• cabinet-The group of senior ministers, chaired by the PM, which is the main collective decision-making body in the government
• minister-A member of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords who serves in government (usually with a specific responsibility in a departmen
• government department- A part of the executive usually with specific responsibility over an area such as education, health of defence
• junior ministers-A government minister who is not a member of the Cabinet
• Senior civil servants give advice to the Ministers and implement decisions
• Cabinet secretary most senior civil servant in the Uk giving advice to the PM