Round-up of stakeholder changes and appointments

The following appointments and changes have been made since February 9

Government

Appointments on March 26 following the resignations of James Heappey and Robert Halfon:

• Minister for Europe: Nus Ghani (previously Minister jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and the Cabinet Office)
• Minister for the Armed Forces: Leo Docherty (previously Minister for Europe)
• Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education: Luke Hall
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and the Cabinet Office: Alan Mak
• Kevin Hollinrake MP was promoted to ministerial level in the Department for Business and Trade

By-election results

• Kingswood - Damien Egan (Feb 15)
• Wellingborough and Rushden - Gen Kitchen (Feb 15)
• Rochdale - George Galloway (Feb 29)

MP resignations

• Scott Benton announced his resignation as an MP on March 25
• William Wragg resigned the Conservative whip and from his roles on the 1922 Committee and the Public Administration Committee

Labour Party

Parliamentary Private Secretaries appointed:

• Sarah Edwards - DEFRA
• Damien Egan - Education
• Gen_Kitchen - Home Office
• Kim Leadbeater (previously opposition whip) - Health
• Keir Mather - joined the Whips' Office

Select Committees

• Treasury Committee - Samantha Dixon replaced Emma Hardy
• Human Rights (joint committee) - Sarah Dines replaced David Simmonds
• Public Accounts Committee - Matt Warman replaced Sir Jeremy Quin

Lords

• Lord Cormack died on 24 February
• Baroness Henig died on 1 March
• Lord McAvoy died on March 8
• Lord Rosser died on 10 April
• Baroness Gardner of Parkes died on  14 April
• Baroness Massey of Darwen died on 20 April
• Lord Plant of Highfield, Lord Bamford and Lord Goodlad retired
• Lord Geidt was granted a leave of absence on 10 April

Lords Select Committees

• Environment and Climate Change - Baroness Bakewell replaced Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
• Preterm Birth - Baroness Hughes of Stretford and Baroness Blackstone appointed
• Science and Technology - Lord Berkeley appointed
• Justice and Home Affairs - Lord Bach replaced Lord Berkeley

Wales

New Welsh Government announced on 21 March:

• Counsel General-designate: Mick Antoniw (previously Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution)
• Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Jeremy Miles (previously Minister for Education and Welsh Language)
• Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: Eluned Morgan (previously Minister for Health and Social Services)
• Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Rebecca Evans (previously Minister for Finance and Local Government)
• Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning: Julie James (Previously Minister for Climate Change)
• Cabinet Secretary for Education: Lynne Neagle (previously Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing)
• Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Ken Skates
• Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Huw Irranca-Davies (previously Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee)
• Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice: Lesley Griffiths (previously Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd [Leader of the House])
• Chief Whip and Trefnydd (previously Chief Whip and Minister for Social Justice)
• Minister for Social Partnership: Hannah Blythyn (previously Deputy Minister for Social Partnership)
• Minister for Mental Health and Early Years: Jayne Bryant (previously Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee)
• Minister for Social Care: Dawn Bowden (previously Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism)
• Julie Morgan and Lee Waters have left the Government

Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party on March 29