Political Updates 5 March 2018

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

  Government Departments

Ministry of Defence

• John Steele has been reappointed as Chair of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body for two more months. Peter Maddison will be appointed as the next Chair.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 

• Christine Middlemiss has started her role as Chief Veterinary Officer.

Home Office

• Jo Swaffield and Brian Bell have been appointed as members of the Migration Advisory Committee.

Cabinet Office

• Rowena Ironside and Barbara Moldenhauer have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Constitution Group.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Dan Chugg has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Burma.
• Irfan Siddiq has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Sudan.
• Michael Aron has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen.

Department for International Trade 

• Shalini Khemka has been appointed to the Board of the Export Guarantees Advisory Council. 
• John Morrison and Roseline Wanjiru have been appointed to the Export Guarantees Advisory Council.

Department for Transport 

• Ron Barclay-Smith has been appointed as Chair of the British Transport Police Authority.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

• Clair Dove will replace Michael O’Toole as Crown Representative for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise.

European Parliament

This week, the European Parliament will hold committee meetings and group meetings in Brussels.