Further government appointments announced

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Hamish Falconer MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office;
• Baroness Chapman of Darlington as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office;
• Mary Creagh CBE MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
• Martin McCluskey MP as an Assistant Government Whip;
• Kate Dearden MP as an Assistant Government Whip.