Round-up of stakeholder changes and appointments

The following appointments and changes have been made in the past few weeks

By-election winners 

• Michael Shanks  at Rutherglen and Hamilton West
• Alistair Strathern at Mid Bedfordshire
• Sarah Edwards at Tamworth

Government reshuffle

• Rt Hon James Cleverly MP - Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Rt Hon David Cameron - Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
• Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Richard Holden MP - Minister without Portfolio (Conservative Party Chairman)
• Victoria Atkins MP - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Laura Trott MBE MP - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
• Rt Hon John Glen MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
• Rt Hon Greg Hands MP - Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade
• Lee Rowley MP - Minister of State (Minister for Housing) in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Rt Hon Esther McVey MP - Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office
• Jo Churchill MP - Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
• Andrew Griffith MP - Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP - Minister of State in the Department for EducationNigel Huddleston MP - Financial Secretary to the Treasury
• Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP - Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
• Bim Afolami MP - Economic Secretary to the Treasury
• Gareth Bacon MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
• Saqib Bhatti MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Anthony Browne MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport
• Laura Farris MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly in the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice
• Simon Hoare MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Fay Jones MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office
• Rt Hon Dame Andrea Leadsom MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and SocialCare
• Paul Maynard MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
• Robbie Moore MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Guy Opperman MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport
• Stuart Anderson MP - Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)
• Rt Hon Dame Amanda Milling MP - Government Whip
• Joy Morrissey MP - Government Whip
• Mike Wood MP - Government Whip
• Aaron Bell MP - Assistant Government Whip
• Mark Fletcher MP - Assistant Government Whip
• Mark Jenkinson MP - Assistant Government Whip
• Suzanne Webb MP - Assistant Government Whip
• Rt Hon Lord Benyon - Minister of State jointly in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• The Earl of Minto - Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
• Baroness Vere of Norbiton - Parliamentary Secretary in HM Treasury
• Baroness Penn - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport
• Lord Gascoigne - Government Whip

The following have left the Government: 

• Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP
• George Freeman MP
• Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
• Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP
• Neil O’Brien OBE MP
• Will Quince MP
• Rachel Maclean MP
• Dr James Davies MP  
• Sarah Dines MP
• Trudy Harrison MP
• Paul Scully MP
• Steve Double MP
• Julie Marson MP
• Baroness Goldie DL
• Lord Mott OBE
• Lord Murray of Blidworth 

Conservative Party 

• Peter Bone was suspended from the House of Commons for six weeks and had the Conservative whip withdrawn 
• Paul Bristow was dismissed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Labour Party

• Andy McDonald was suspended

The following resigned:

• Imran Hussain - Shadow minister for employment
• Jess Phillips - Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding
• Afzal Khan - Shadow Minister for Exports
• Yasmin Qureshi - Shadow Women and Equalities Minister
• Paula Barker - Shadow Minister for Devolution and the English Regions
• Sarah Owen - Shadow Minister for Communities, Local Government and Faith
• Rachel Hopkins - Shadow Minister for Defence (Veterans)
• Naz Shah - Shadow Minister for crime reduction and courts
• Andy Slaughter - Shadow Solicitor General
• Dan Carden - Parliamentary Private Secretary
• Mary Foy - Parliamentary Private Secretary

SNP

• Lisa Cameron defected to join the Conservative Party
• Ash Regan defected to join the Alba Party

Commons Select Committees 

• Select Committee chair election results
  • Business and Trade Committee – Liam Byrne
  • Petitions Committee – Cat Smith
  • Standards – Harriet Harman
  • Defence - Robert Courts
• Selection - Holly Lynch replaced Lilian Greenwood
• Liaison – Robert Courts added
• European Scrutiny – John Baron replaced Andrea Jenkyns
• National Security Strategy (joint committee) – Robert Courts replaced Tobias Ellwood
• Energy Security and Net Zero - Mick Whitley replaced Hilary Benn
• Holocaust Memorial Bill - New members: Sir Mike Penning, Angela Richardson, Katherine Fletcher, Ben Bradshaw and Keir Mather
• International Development - Rosena Allin-Khan replaced Navendu Mishra
• Transport - Fabian Hamilton and Mick Whitley replaced Ruth Cadbury and Mike Amesbury
• Treasury - Keir Mather replaced Rushanara Ali

House of Lords 

• Winners of hereditary by-elections
  • Lord Meston and Lord De Clifford (following the resignation of Lord Hylton and the death of Lord Palmer)
• Lord Stevenson of Coddenham and Lord Ribeiro retired
• Lord Bhatia and Lord Dixon-Smith ceased to be Members by virtue of non-attendance
• Lord Elder died on Oct 25
• Lord Cotter died on Nov 14
• Lord Rowe-Beddoe died on Nov 15
• Helen-Ann Hartley was introduced as Lord Bishop of Newcastle
• Graham Usher was introduced as Lord Bishop of Norwich
• Lord Christopher was granted a leave of absence