The following appointments and changes have been made in the past
month
Government
Following the resignation of as Justice Secretary and
Deputy Prime Minister on April 21, the following ministerial
changes were announced:
-
as Lord Chancellor and
Secretary of State for Justice
-
as a Minister of State
in the Ministry of Defence
-
as Exchequer Secretary to
the Treasury
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, , was also appointed Deputy
Prime Minister
In addition, the following appointments were made under the
provisions of the Ministerial and Other Maternity Allowances Act
2021:
-
as a Minister on Leave
(Secretary of State)
-
as Secretary of State for
Science, Innovation and Technology
-
as a Minister on Leave
(Minister of State)
- Sir as a Minister of State
jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
On April 24, was appointed a
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for
Business and Trade, in addition to his current role as a
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office
was appointed a Minister of
State in the Department for Business and Trade on March 27
Conservative Party
On April 5 had the Conservative Party
whip suspended while the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
investigates a fake lobbying role he was offered by reporters
from The Times.
On April 26 was expelled from the
Conservative Party for a series of misdemeanours, including
breaching the MPs' code of conduct by lobbying ministers for
commercial gain.
Labour Party
had the Labour whip suspended
on 23 April pending an investigation after she made 'deeply
offensive and wrong' comments suggesting Jews and other
minorities do not face racism.
Commons Select Committees
- Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee - resigned as chairman on
April 24
- Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission - replaced
- Public Accounts - added
Lords Select Committees
- Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems - , and replaced , and
The replaced on the following committees:
House of Lords Commission, Services, Liaison and Procedure and
Privileges
- Built Environment - appointed
- Constitution - replaced
- Science and Technology - replaced
Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys
appointed Trade Envoy to New
Zealand
appointed Trade Envoy to
Cambodia and Laos
appointed Trade Envoy to
Angola, Zambia with the addition of Ethiopia
House of Lords
Retirements:
Scottish Government
, the new First Minister of
Scotland, unveiled his Cabinet and ministers at the end of March.
-
, the new Deputy First
Minister, will take on the Finance portfolio, including
responsibility for the Scottish Budget
-
becomes the Cabinet
Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
-
joins Cabinet for the
first time as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
- Màiri McAllan joins Cabinet for the first time as Cabinet
Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition
-
joins Cabinet for the first
time as Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and
Energy
-
remains Cabinet Secretary
for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
-
remains Cabinet Secretary
for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
-
becomes Cabinet
Secretary for Social Justice
-
returns to Cabinet as
the new Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Northern Ireland
As previously announced, Patricia O'Lynn resigned from Stormont
on 31 March to take up a job at Queen's University Belfast.
