{"id":109548,"date":"2017-11-06T10:59:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T10:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=109548&preview=true&preview_id=109548"},"modified":"2017-11-09T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T16:37:37","slug":"political-updates-6th-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-updates-6th-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Updates 6th November 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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Reshuffle appointments:<\/h4>\n
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  • Michael Fallon<\/strong> resigned from his position as Secretary of State for Defence on 2nd November. He\u00a0has been replaced by Gavin Williamson<\/strong> (previously Chief Whip).<\/li>\n
  • Julian Smith<\/strong> has been appointed Chief Whip (previously Deputy Chief Whip).<\/li>\n
  • Esther McVey<\/strong> has been appointed Deputy Chief Whip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    HM Treasury<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Elisabeth Stheeman<\/strong> has been appointed as an external member of the Financial Policy Committee.<\/p>\n

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

    Crispin Simon<\/strong> has taken on the role of British Deputy High Commissioner Western India and Director-General for Trade, Economics and Commercial Diplomacy.<\/p>\n

    Department for Work and Pensions<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Mark Foy<\/strong> has\u00a0taken on the role of\u00a0Chief Nuclear Inspector at the Office for Nuclear Regulation.<\/p>\n

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    House of Commons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The following Committee members have been appointed:<\/p>\n

    Administration Committee
    \n<\/strong>David Amess
    \nSir Paul Beresford
    \nSarah Champion
    \nJohn Cryer
    \nMichael Fabricant
    \nColleen Fletcher
    \nPauline Latham
    \nJessica Morden
    \nMary Robinson
    \nMark Tami<\/p>\n

    European Scrutiny Committee
    \n<\/strong>William Cash
    \nDouglas Chapman
    \nSteve Double
    \nRichard Drax
    \nMarcus Fysh
    \nKate Green
    \nKate Hoey
    \nKelvin Hopkins
    \nDarren Jones
    \nDavid Jones
    \nStephen Kinnock
    \nAndrew Lewer
    \nMichael Tomlinson
    \nDavid Warburton
    \nPhilippa Whitford<\/p>\n

    Finance Committee<\/strong>
    \nClive Betts
    \nChris Bryant
    \nGeoffrey Clifton-Brown
    \nNeil Gray
    \nLindsay Hoyle
    \nHelen Jones
    \nStephen McPartland
    \nMark Menzies
    \nRobert Syms
    \nMark Tami
    \nWilliam Wragg<\/p>\n

    Joint Committee on Human Rights<\/strong>
    \nFiona Bruce
    \nKaren Buck
    \nHarriet Harman
    \nJeremy Lefroy
    \nMark Pritchard<\/p>\n

    Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy<\/strong>
    \nMargaret Beckett
    \nYvette Cooper
    \nJames Gray
    \nDominic Grieve
    \nDan Jarvis
    \nJulian Lewis
    \nAngus Brendan MacNeil
    \nRobert Neill
    \nRachel Reeves
    \nTom Tugendhat
    \nStephen Twigg
    \nTheresa Villiers<\/p>\n

    Procedure Committee
    \n<\/strong>Nick Smith<\/p>\n

    Speaker\u2019s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority<\/strong>
    \nKirsty Blackman
    \nChris Bryant
    \nCheryl Gillan
    \nValerie Vaz
    \nCharles Walker<\/p>\n

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    House of Lords<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Lord Plumb\u00a0<\/b>(Conservative, life peer) retired on 3rd November.<\/p>\n

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    Welsh Government<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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    Carl Sargeant<\/strong> has resigned from his position as Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government.<\/p>\n

    Reshuffle appointments:<\/h4>\n
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    • Lord Elis-Thomas<\/strong> – Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and Sport<\/li>\n
    • Ken Skates<\/strong>\u00a0(previously Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure) – Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport<\/li>\n
    • Vaughan Gething<\/strong> (previously Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport) – Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services<\/li>\n
    • Huw Irranca-Davies<\/strong> –\u00a0Minister for Children and Social Care<\/li>\n
    • Mark Drakeford<\/strong> (previously Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government) – Cabinet Secretary for Finance<\/li>\n
    • Alun Davies<\/strong> –\u00a0Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services<\/li>\n
    • Rebecca Evans<\/strong> – Minister for Housing and Regeneration\u00a0(previously Minister for Social Services and Public Health)<\/li>\n
    • Lesley Griffiths<\/strong> (previously Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs) – Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs<\/li>\n
    • Hannah Blythyn<\/strong> –\u00a0Minister for Environment<\/li>\n
    • Eluned Morgan<\/strong> –\u00a0Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning<\/li>\n
    • Julie James<\/strong> –\u00a0Leader of the House and Chief Whip<\/li>\n
    • Jeremy Miles<\/strong> –\u00a0Counsel General Designate<\/li>\n
    • Clare Pillman<\/strong> – new Chief Executive at Natural Resources Wales\u00a0(from February 2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Welsh Liberal Democrats<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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      Jane Dodds<\/strong> has been elected Leader.<\/p>\n

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

      This week, the European Parliament will be holding Committee meetings in Brussels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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