i was introduced to all of the newcomers and they includedi can recall most of themone of the ministers for defence attending the cabinet ; the attorney general , who , among other things , is the government 's principal legal advisor on matters of international law ; the minister of state , cabinet office ( who is responsible for providing policy to the prime minister ) ; the boss of sis , better known in common parlance as mi6 ; the parliamentary under-secretary of state ( international security strategy ) ; one of the five ministers who , together with the home secretary , head up the home office , which in turn is in charge of all of the country 's police forces ; the first secretary of state and secretary of state for the foreign and commonwealth office ; and the boss of wilton park , a department located in steyning in sussex , god knows why , and which is responsible , among other things , for arranging international conferences for politicians .