{"id":108945,"date":"2017-10-23T10:25:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T10:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=108945&preview=true&preview_id=108945"},"modified":"2020-03-10T17:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T16:51:05","slug":"political-updates-23rd-october-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-23rd-october-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 23rd October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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  • Horserace Betting Levy Board<\/strong> \u2013 Paul Lee<\/strong> reappointed as Chair<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Foreign and Commonwealth Office<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Tom Dodd<\/strong> has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland<\/strong> in succession to Sarah Price<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Ministry of Justice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Independent Monitoring Boards of Prisons and Immigration Removal Centres<\/strong> \u2013 Dame Anne Owers<\/strong> appointed as National Chair<\/strong> from 1 November<\/li>\n
      • Judicial Commissioners<\/strong> \u2013 Sir Nicholas Blake, Lord Bonomy, Lord Bracadale, Dame Linda Dobbs, Lord Gill, Lord Justice Gillen, Sir Henry Globe, Sir John Goldring, Sir John Griffith-Williams, Sir Kenneth Parker, Sir John Saunders, Sir Stephen Silber<\/strong> and Sir Alan Wilkie<\/strong> were appointed Judicial Commissioners<\/strong> under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • Robert Courts<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the Backbench Business Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Rehman Chishti<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the Home Affairs Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Vernon Coaker<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Bob Stewart<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the Northern Ireland Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Andrew Bowie, Jack Brereton<\/strong> and Chris Green<\/strong> have been appointed as members of the Work and Pensions Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Eddie Hughes<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the Women and Equalities Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Tonia Antoniazzi, Simon Hoare<\/strong> and Anna McMorrin<\/strong> have been appointed as members of the Welsh Affairs Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Vicky Ford, Adam Holloway<\/strong> and Stephanie Peacock<\/strong> have been appointed as members of the Science and Technology<\/strong> Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • Damien Moore<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the Petitions Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          • Lord Lloyd Webber<\/strong> (Andrew Lloyd Webber) has retired from the House of Lords<\/li>\n
          • Lord Gordon<\/strong> of Strathblane appointed as a member of the House of Lords<\/strong> Communications Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • Viscount Chandos<\/strong> has replaced Lord Harrison<\/strong> as a member of the\u00a0Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • Sir Theodore Agnew<\/strong> has been raised to the peerage as Lord Agnew of Oulton<\/strong>. He will be introduced to the House of Lords on 23 October<\/li>\n
          • Rona Fairhead<\/strong> has been raised to the peerage as Baroness Fairhead, of Yarm<\/strong> in the County of North Yorkshire. She will be introduced to the House of Lords on 24 October<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet porfolios:<\/p>\n

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            • Leader \u2013 Leanne Wood<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health,<\/strong> Wellbeing<\/strong> and<\/strong> Sport \u2013 Rhun ap Iorweth<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education<\/strong> and<\/strong> Lifelong<\/strong> Learning \u2013 Llyr Gruffudd<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Welsh<\/strong> Language, Local Government and Equality \u2013 Si\u00e2n Gwenllian<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children; Steel Spokespoerson \u2013 Bethan Jenkins<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance and External Affairs \u2013 Steffan Lewis<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Services and Public Health \u2013 Dai Lloyd<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure \u2013 Adam Price<\/strong><\/li>\n
            • Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Climate Change and Rural Affairs \u2013 Simon Thomas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              UKIP Cabinet Portfolios<\/p>\n

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              • Leader<\/strong> and spokesperson for Defence<\/strong> \u2013 Henry Bolton<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Deputy Leader<\/strong> and spokesperson for Aid and International Development<\/strong> – Margot Parker<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Assistant Deputy Leader<\/strong> – Jim Carver<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Assistant Deputy Leader<\/strong>,\u00a0spokesperson for Fisheries<\/strong> and\u00a0spokesperson for\u00a0Veterans<\/strong> – Mike Hookem<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Interim Chair – Paul Oakden<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Political Adviser<\/strong> and\u00a0spokesperson for Treasury<\/strong> – Jonathan Arnott<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Leader of UKIP in Wales<\/strong> – Neil Hamilton<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Leader of UKIP in Scotland<\/strong> – David Coburn<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for UKIP in London<\/strong> – Peter Whittle<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • MEP Delegation Leader and spokesperson for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs<\/strong> – Ray Finch<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for Home Affairs\/Police & Fire<\/strong> – Jane Collins<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Justice<\/strong> – Peter Jewell<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Immigration & Integration<\/strong> – John Bickley<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Cyber & Terrorism<\/strong> – Richard Bingley<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Business<\/strong> – Christopher Mills<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Small Business<\/strong> – Ernie Warrender<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Trade & Industry<\/strong> – William Dartmouth<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Employment<\/strong> – Andrew Charalambous<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Transport & Infrastructure<\/strong> – Jill Seymour<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Energy – Jonathan Bullock<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Agriculture – Stuart Agnew<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Environment<\/strong> and\u00a0Spokesperson for Health<\/strong> – Julia Reid<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Culture & Arts – David Meacock<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Communities & Local Government – Tim Aker<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Equalities & Disabilities – Star Anderton<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Exiting the European Union – Gerard Batten<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Electoral Reform – David Allen<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • Spokesperson for\u00a0Sport – Bill Etheridge<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                • Neil McEvoy<\/strong> and Rhun ap Iorwerth<\/strong> have\u00a0 appointed as members of the Petitions Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Adam Price<\/strong> has been appointed as a member of the Public Accounts Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Dai Lloyd<\/strong> has replaced Sian Gwenllian<\/strong> as member of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • Sian Gwenllian<\/strong> has replaced Dai Lloyd<\/strong> as a member of the\u00a0Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  • This week,\u00a0MEPs\u00a0will be in Strasbourg<\/strong>\u00a0for plenary sessions, in which\u00a0MEPs will debate important issues, take significant decisions through votes by adopting, amending, or rejecting legislation.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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