Junior ministerial appointments

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments: 

• Bim Afolami MP to be Economic Secretary to the Treasury;
• Gareth Bacon MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice;
• Saqib Bhatti MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology;
• Anthony Browne MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;
• Laura Farris MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly in the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice;
• Simon Hoare MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities;
• Fay Jones MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office;
• Rt Hon Dame Andrea Leadsom MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care;
• Paul Maynard MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions;
• Robbie Moore MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
• Guy Opperman MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport.