Political Updates 16th October 2017

This week’s Political Updates, covers moves and changes at all levels of government. 

  Government Departments

Ministry of Justice

• Insolvency Rules Committee – Zip Jila appointed as a practicing solicitor member.
• Criminal Procedure Rule Committee – Folashade Abiodun appointed as a member.
• Civil Justice Council – Jo Hickman and Gareth Hughes appointed and Andrew Parker and William Wod reappointed as members.

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

• Competition and Markets Authority Panel – Humphrey Battcock, Gareth Davies, Richard Feasey, Anne Fletcher, Roland Green, Susan Hankey, Ulrike Hotopp, Sheila McClelland, Stuart McIntosh, Paul Muysert, Jeremy Newman, Keith Richards, John Thanassoulis, Mark Thatcher, David Thomas and Claire Whyley appointed as members.
• Committee on Climate Change – Lord Deben and Paul Johnson reappointed as chair and member respectively.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission – Alice Prochaska appointed as a member.

Department of Health

• Office of Life Sciences – Kirsten McLeod to replace Nicole Mather as Director from 13^th November.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Board – Rimla Akthar and Janet Johnson appointed as member.

Ministry of Defence

• Defence Science Expert Committee – Hugh Griffiths appointed as Chair.

House of Commons

• The House of Commons returned from recess on Monday 9th October.

House of Lords

• The House of Lords returned from recess on Monday 9th October.

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats reshuffled their team of spokespeople. Their full team are below:

• Vince Cable – Leader of the Liberal Democrats
• Jo Swinson – Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Spokesperson on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Jane Bonham Carter – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport
• Tom Brake – Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Exiting the European Union and International Trade
• Sal Brinton – Liberal Democrat Party President
• Lorely Burt – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Small Businesses
• Menzies Campbell – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Defence
• Alistair Carmichael – Commons Chief Whip, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Northern Ireland
• Catherine Bearder – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for EU/ALDE Liaison
• Ed Davey – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Home Affairs
• Dee Doocey – Spokesperson without Portfolio
• Tim Farron – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs & North of England
• Lynne Featherstone – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change
• Chris Fox – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy
• Wera Hobhouse – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government
• Christine Humphreys – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Wales
• Meral Hussein Ece – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Equalities
• Christine Jardine – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Scotland
• Judith Jolly – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health
• Baroness Kramer – Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson
• Stephen Lloyd – Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson
• Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames – Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson
• Layla Moran – Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson
• Lord Newby – Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
• Caroline Pidgeon – Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London
• Baroness Randerson – Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson
• Baroness Sheehan – Liberal Democrat International Development Spokesperson
• Lord Shipley – Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson
• Jamie Stone – Liberal Democrat Armed Forces Spokesperson
• Lord Stoneham of Droxford – Liberal Democrat Lords Chief Whip
• Lord Storey – Liberal Democrat Young People Spokesperson

European Parliament

• This week, MEPs will be in Brussels for meetings with other members from their political group and committee meetings to discuss various areas of European policy.