24 January 2008
The Queen is pleased to approve the following appointments:
Department for Work and Pensions
- The Rt Hon James Purnell MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
- The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Wales Office
- The Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Wales.
HM Treasury
- The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Liam Byrne MP, Minister of State* (in addition to his current role as Minister of State at the Home Office and Minister for the West Midlands)
Department for Communities, Local Government and the Regions
- Caroline Flint MP, Minister of State**
Department for International Development
- Gillian Merron, Parliamentary under Secretary of State
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
- Baroness Vadera, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State***
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
- Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, Parliamentary under Secretary of State (unpaid) and as Baroness in Waiting (paid a whip salary)
Cabinet Office
- Phil Hope MP, currently Parliamentary Secretary will take on responsibility as Minister for the East Midlands
- Tom Watson MP, Parliamentary Secretary
Whips, House of Lords
- Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (the Chief Whip, Lords)
- Baroness Thornton as a Baroness in Waiting.
Notes for Editors
The changes follow the resignations of the Rt Hon Peter Hain MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt Hon Lord Grocott as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (the Chief Whip, Lords) and Lord Triesman as Parliamentary under Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
In addition:
The Rt Hon Paul Murphy will also chair a new cross-Departmental Committee on IT and Information Security, and will also chair the Committee on Local Government and the Regions (DA(LGR))
The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, currently Minister of State at the Department for Transport, will also take on responsibility as Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, taking over from Caroline Flint
* with responsibility for revenue protection at the border
** attends Cabinet
***with responsibiliity for competitiveness, deregulation and British Business Council
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