Further ministerial appointments announced

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Sir Patrick Vallance KCB as a Minister of State (Minister for Science) in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology;
• James Timpson OBE as a Minister of State (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation) in the Ministry of Justice.
• Ellie Reeves MP as a Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio);Dan Jarvis MBE MP as a Minister of State in the Home Office;
• Jim McMahon OBE MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities;
• Matthew Pennycook MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities;
• Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade;
• Rt Hon Jacqui Smith as a Minister of State in the Department for Education.

The King has been pleased to signify His intention of conferring a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Sir Patrick Vallance, James Timpson and the Rt Hon Jacqui Smith.