Minister supportive of department merge

Sat, 26 Oct 2013

Chris Robertshaw

The Social Care Minister says he would be in support of merging his department with the Department of Health.

It’s an idea that’s been muted by the Chief Minister who says a Department of Health and Wellbeing could be created.

Allan Bell says he is looking to radically restructure the Council of Ministers system and banish the departmental silos.

Chris Robertshaw says he agrees and work is going on to look at the idea in more depth: