Political Updates 20th November 2017

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

  Government Departments

Cabinet Office

John Parker appointed as Lead Non-Executive Director.

Government Property Unit – Mike Parsons appointed as Director-General.

Home Office

Millie Banerjee appointed as Chair of the College of Policing

Gillian Tully reappointed as Forensic Science Regulator at the Forensic Science Regulator

Department of Health

Stephen Powis has been appointed as Medical Director NHS England, replacing Bruce Keogh in 2018

Department for Education

Ken Clark has been reappointed as a member of the School Teachers’ Review Body

Gerry Berragan will become Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships on 27^th November

Alan Wood has been appointed as Chair of the Residential Care Leadership Board

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Ruth McKernan has announced that she will stand down as Chief Executive of Innovate UK in Spring 2018

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ian Bateman and Colin Galbraith have been reappointed as independent members of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Joanne Lomas has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Rwanda and non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, succeeding William Gelling

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Roland Rudd has been appointed as a trustee at the Tate

House of Commons

Intelligence and Security Committee

Richard Benyon, Ian Blackford, Caroline Flint, Dominic Grieve, David Hanson, Kevan Jones and Keith Simpson have been appointed as members.

Selection Committee

Esther McVey and Mark Spencer have replaced Christopher Pincher and Julian Smith as members.

Public Accounts Commission

Richard Bacon, Jack Brereton, Nicholas Brown, Martyn Day, Clive Efford, Julian Knight and Edward Leigh have been appointed as members.

James Cartlidge and Ian Murray have left the Commission.

House of Lords

• Lord Geidt has been introduced into the House of Lords.
• Lord Hogan Howe has been introduced into the House of Lords.
• Sarah Clarke has been appointed as the new Black Rod. She will formerly take on her duties as Lady Usher of the Black Rod at the start of new year, taking over from David Leakey who will leave the position at the end of the year.
• Lord Imbert (crossbench, life peer) passed away on 13th November.
• Lord Mitchell has moved from non-affiliated to crossbench.

European Parliament

This week, the European Parliament will be holding Committee meetings in Brussels.