{"id":107034,"date":"2017-09-11T10:15:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T10:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=107034&preview=true&preview_id=107034"},"modified":"2020-03-10T17:49:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T16:49:05","slug":"political-updates-11th-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-11th-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 11th September 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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\nDepartment for International Trade<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lord Price<\/strong> has stood down from his position as Minister of State for Trade Policy. A new Lords Minister is yet to be appointed. In the meantime, Greg Hands<\/strong> has taken on the trade policy portfolio.<\/p>\n


\nDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

David Cannadine<\/strong>, Joyce Tait<\/strong>, Max Lu<\/strong>, Ottoline Leyser<\/strong> and Suranga Chandratillake<\/strong> have been appointed as members of the Council for Science and Technology.<\/p>\n


\nDepartment for Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mark Riddell<\/strong> has been appointed National Implementation Adviser for Care Leavers.<\/p>\n


\nMinistry of Justice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer Portway<\/strong>, Jill Gramann<\/strong>, Linda Lee<\/strong>, Rachel Ellis<\/strong> and Robert Ward<\/strong> have been appointed as\u00a0Commissioners at the Criminal Cases Review Commission.<\/p>\n


\nMinistry of Defence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Brendan Connor<\/strong>, Jon Westbrook<\/strong> and Ken Mayhew<\/strong> have been reappointed as members of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body.<\/p>\n

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House of Lords<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Lord Blencathra<\/strong> has replaced Baroness Fookes<\/strong> as Chair of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.<\/p>\n

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Devolved Institutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Caroline Kennedy<\/strong>, David Eiser<\/strong>, Hugh Foy<\/strong>, Katie Schmuecker<\/strong> and Sally Witcher<\/strong> have been appointed as Commissioners of the Poverty and Inequality Commission.<\/p>\n

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John Scott<\/strong> has been elected Deputy Convener of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee.
\nGraham Simpson\u00a0<\/strong>has been elected Convener of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0National Assembly for Wales<\/span><\/h3>\n

The National Assembly for Wales\u00a0is in recess until Monday 18th September.<\/p>\n

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European Parliament<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The European Parliament\u00a0will be in Strasbourg\u00a0this week for a plenary session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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