{"id":104754,"date":"2017-07-03T10:33:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T10:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=104754&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=104754"},"modified":"2019-09-10T15:32:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:32:52","slug":"political-updates-3rd-july-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-3rd-july-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 3rd July 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3.png\" alt=\"Political-Updates-Logo-3\" width=\"760\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3.png 760w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-705x264.png 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-450x169.png 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Political-Updates-Logo-3-500x188.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This week&#8217;s\u00a0Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div   class='hr hr-full hr-no-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96460 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/House-of-Commons-Logo.png\" alt=\"house-of-commons-logo\" width=\"86\" height=\"106\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>House of Commons<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96461 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/House-of-Lords-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"house-of-lords-logo\" width=\"107\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>House of Lords<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Conservative Life Peer <strong>Lord Feldman<\/strong> retired on 30th June.<\/li>\n<li>The following Committees have been announced:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Political Polling and Digital Media Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lord Lipsey<\/strong>, Chair<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Couttie<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Fall<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Ford<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Foulkes of Cumnock<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Hayward<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Howarth of Newport<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Janke<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Jay of Paddington<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness O&#8217;Neill of Bengarve<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Rennard<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Smith of Hindhead<\/strong>, Member<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lord Cameron of Dillington<\/strong>, Chair<br \/>\n<strong>Earl of Arran<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Byford<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Earl of Caithness<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Faulkner of Worcester<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Harrison<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Countess of Mar<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Parminter<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Scott of Bybrook<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Scott of Needham Market<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Whitaker<\/strong>, Member<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Artificial Intelligence Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lord Clement-Jones<\/strong>, Chair<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Bakewell<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Giddens<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Grender<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Hollick<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Holmes of Richmond<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Levene of Portsoken<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Bishop of Oxford<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Puttnam<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Viscount Ridley<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Rock<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord St John of Bletso<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Swinfen<\/strong>, Member<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts<\/strong>, Chair<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Barker<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Blunkett<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Harries of Pentregarth<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Lister of Burtersett<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Morris of Yardley<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Newlove<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Pitkeathley<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Redfern<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Rowe-Beddoe<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Baroness Stedman-Scott<\/strong>, Member<br \/>\n<strong>Lord Verjee<\/strong>, Member<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Devolved Institutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-96464 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Scottish-Parliament-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"scottish-parliament-logo\" width=\"145\" height=\"118\" \/>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Scottish Parliament<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Graham Simpson<\/strong> has replaced John Scott as a member of the <strong>Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie Halcro Johnston<\/strong> has replaced Bill Bowman as a member of the <strong>Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oliver Mundell<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the <strong>Education and Skills Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Donald Cameron<\/strong> has replaced Maurice Golden as a member of the <strong>Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Scott<\/strong> has replaced Alexander Burnett as a member of the <strong>Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie Greene<\/strong> has replaced Jeremy Balfour as a member of the <strong>Equalities and Human Rights Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexander Burnett<\/strong>\u00a0has replaced Liam Kerr as a member of the\u00a0<strong>Finance and Constitution Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brian Whittle<\/strong> replaced Donald Cameron as a member of the <strong>Health and Sport Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Liam Kerr<\/strong> replaced Oliver Mundell as a member of the <strong>Justice Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maurice Corry<\/strong> appointed as a member of the <strong>Justice Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill Bowman<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the\u00a0<strong>Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michelle Ballantyne<\/strong> replaced Maurice Corry as a member of the <strong>Public Petitions Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeremy Balfour<\/strong>\u00a0has replaced Gordon Lindhurst as a member of the <strong>Social Security Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie Halcro Johnston<\/strong> has replaced John Scott as a member of the <strong>Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"lightbox-added alignnone\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Welsh-Government-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-96465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Welsh-Government-Logo.png\" alt=\"welsh-government-logo\" width=\"113\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>Welsh Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gareth Bennet<\/strong> has replaced Vikki Howells as a member of the <strong>Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Hedges<\/strong> has replaced Gareth Bennett as a member of the <strong>Petitions Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vikki Howells<\/strong> has replaced Mike Hedges as a member of the <strong>Public Accounts Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gareth Bennett<\/strong> has replaced David Rowlands as a member of the <strong>Business Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neil Hamilton<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the <strong>Finance Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Rowlands<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the <strong>Scrutiny of the First Minister Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Northern-Ireland-Assembly-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-96463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Northern-Ireland-Assembly-Logo.png\" alt=\"northern-ireland-assembly-logo\" width=\"107\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Northern Ireland Assembly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trevor Clarke<\/strong> has been appointed the new <strong>DUP Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim<\/strong>, replacing Paul Girvan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96459 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/European-Parliament-Logo.png\" alt=\"european-parliament-logo\" width=\"198\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>European Parliament<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><i>This week\u00a0the European Parliament is in <strong>plenary session<\/strong> in Strasbourg.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government: local, devolved, national and, 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