{"id":105216,"date":"2017-07-17T10:08:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T10:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=105216&preview=true&preview_id=105216"},"modified":"2019-09-10T15:32:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T14:32:16","slug":"political-updates-17th-july-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-17th-july-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 17th July 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week’s\u00a0Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Stephen Lillie has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus. He will succeed Matthew Kidd from Spring 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • Michael Hurn has been appointed Director General of the High Speed Rail Group, succeeding David Prout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      • Director Francesca Osowska is leaving her role as Director in Autumn 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • Jem Eskenazi has been made Chief Technology Officer of\u00a0UK Export Finance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          • Ed Owen has been appointed Head of Communications of HM Court and Tribunal Service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Peter Rowley’s membership of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority board has been extended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              The Select Committee Chairs have now been elected:<\/p>\n

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              • Backbench Business Committee<\/strong> – Ian Mearns<\/li>\n
              • Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee<\/strong> – Rachel Reeves<\/li>\n
              • Communities and Local Government Committee<\/strong> – Clive Betts<\/li>\n
              • Defence Committee<\/strong> – Julian Lewis<\/li>\n
              • Education Committee<\/strong> – Robert Halfon<\/li>\n
              • Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee<\/strong> – Neil Parish<\/li>\n
              • Foreign Affairs Committee<\/strong> – Tom Tugendhat<\/li>\n
              • Northern Ireland Allairs Committee<\/strong> – Andrew Murrison<\/li>\n
              • Science and Technology Committee<\/strong> – Norman Lamb<\/li>\n
              • Transport Committee<\/strong> – Lilian Greenwood<\/li>\n
              • Treasury Committee<\/strong> – Nicky Morgan<\/li>\n
              • Culture, Media and Sport Committee<\/strong> – Damian Collins<\/li>\n
              • Environmental Audit Committee<\/strong> – Mary Creagh<\/li>\n
              • Exiting the European Union Committee<\/strong> – Hilary Benn<\/li>\n
              • Health Committee<\/strong> – Sarah Wollaston<\/li>\n
              • Home Affairs Committee<\/strong> – Yvette Cooper<\/li>\n
              • International Development Committee<\/strong> – Stephen Twigg<\/li>\n
              • International Trade Committee<\/strong> – Angus Brendan MacNeil<\/li>\n
              • Justice Committee<\/strong> –\u00a0Robert Neill<\/li>\n
              • Petitions Committee<\/strong> –\u00a0Helen Jones<\/li>\n
              • Procedure Committee<\/strong> –\u00a0Charles Walker<\/li>\n
              • Public Accounts Committee –<\/strong>\u00a0Meg Hillier<\/li>\n
              • Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee –<\/strong>\u00a0Bernard Jenkin<\/li>\n
              • Scottish Affairs Committee –<\/strong>\u00a0Pete Wishart<\/li>\n
              • Standards Committee –<\/strong>\u00a0Kevin Barron<\/li>\n
              • Welsh Affairs Committee –<\/strong>\u00a0David T.C. Davies<\/li>\n
              • Women and Equalities Committee –<\/strong>\u00a0Maria Miller<\/li>\n
              • Work and Pensions Committee –<\/strong>\u00a0Frank Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                • Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach<\/strong> has been made a member of the Science and Technology Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
                • Baroness Morris of Bolton<\/strong> has been appointed member of the Services Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
                • Lord Patel<\/strong> has been appointed member of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
                • Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town<\/strong> has been appointed member of the Liaison Committee<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
                • Lord Duncan of Springback<\/strong> has been made a Conservative Life Peer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  • The Scottish Parliament is in recess<\/strong> until Tuesday 5 September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                    • It’s a week of external activities<\/strong>: MEPs will be spending their time in their constituencies<\/strong> and on delegations<\/strong>.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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