Further ministerial appointments announced

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE as Minister of State in the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.
• Rt Hon Sir David Hanson as a Minister of State in the Home Office.

The King has been pleased to signify His intention of conferring a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Sir David Hanson.

The King has also been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Georgia Gould MP as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office;
• Abena Oppong-Asare MP as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office;
• James Murray MP as a Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) in His Majesty's Treasury;
• Tulip Siddiq MP as a Parliamentary Secretary (Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister) in His Majesty's Treasury;
• Emma Reynolds MP as a Parliamentary Secretary in His Majesty's Treasury and the Department of Work and Pensions;
• Catherine West MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office;
• Lord Collins of Highbury as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, and Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)
• Seema Malhotra MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office;
• Jess Phillips MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office;
• Luke Pollard MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence;
• Alistair Carns MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence (Minister for Veterans);
• Alex Davies-Jones MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice;
• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and as a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip);
• Alex Norris MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government;
• Rushanara Ali MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government;
• Baroness Taylor of Stevenage as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and as a Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip);
• Lord Khan of Burnley as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government;
• Andrew Gwynne MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care;
• Baroness Merron as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care;
• Stephen Morgan MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education;
• Janet Daby MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Education;
• Kerry McCarthy MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero;
• Michael Shanks MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero;
• Miatta Fahnbulleh MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero;
• Andrew Western MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Work and Pensions;
• Baroness Sherlock OBE as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Work and Pensions;
• Justin Madders MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade;
• Gareth Thomas MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade;
• Feryal Clark MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology;
• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Business and Trade, and as a Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip);
• Simon Lightwood MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;
• Lilian Greenwood MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;
• Mike Kane MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport;
• Emma Hardy MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
• Baroness Hayman of Ullock as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;
• Stephanie Peacock MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport;
• Fleur Anderson MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office;
• Kirsty McNeill MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Scotland Office;
• Dame Nia Griffith DBE MP as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Wales Office.

Further appointments are expected tomorrow