UK government
Prime Minister's Office: Privy Council – Lucy Rigby (chief secretary to the Treasury) and Rhun ap Iorwerth (first minister of Wales) appointed as privy counsellors on 10 June. The Reverend Elizabeth Burke appointed as canon of Windsor.
Department for Business and Trade: Office for Investment – Parminder Kohli appointed as chief executive from 1 October.
Ministry of Defence – John Healey resigned as secretary of state for defence on 11 June; Dan Jarvis appointed as defence secretary. Was previously minister of state for security at the Home Office and minister of state at the Cabinet Office. Al Carns resigned as minister for the Armed Forces on 11 June. Rachel Hopkins and Pamela Nash resigned as parliamentary private secretaries on 11 June. Defence Housing Service – Natalie Elphicke Ross appointed as interim chair.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Environment Agency – Alan Lovell to stand down as chair in December.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – Vicente Solera Deuchar appointed as His Majesty’s ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic from August, succeeding Nicholas Bowler.
Department of Health and Social Care: Independent Reconfiguration Panel – Professor Simon Brake appointed as interim chair until 31 March 2027.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Planning Inspectorate – Ben Alexander appointed as chair of the advisory board for four years from 1 July; Adrian Penfold and Oliver Munn’s terms as board members for one year until September 2027.
Ministry of Justice: Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel – Professor Raymond Arthur, Harry Collins, Professor Neal Hazel, Dr Gemma Morgan, Professor Marion Oswald, Professor Claire Paterson-Young, Richard Vaughan and Hazel Williamson appointed as voluntary members.
HM Treasury: Office for Budget Responsibility – Dame Susan Rice to stand down as non-executive member on 19 June; Baroness Hogg re-appointed as non-executive member until 19 June 2027.
Department for Work and Pensions – Dame Sarah Healey appointed as permanent secretary from July, succeeding Sir Peter Schofield.
Houses of Parliament
House of Commons
- Jeremy Corbyn was sitting as independent, now sits as Your Party.
Committees
- Backbench Business – Lee Dillon added.
- Environmental Audit – Adrian Ramsay added; Carla Denyer discharged.
House of Lords
- Viscount Colville of Culross (CB, former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Colville of Waveney on 8 June.
- Lord Russell of Liverpool (CB, former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Russell of Kiloran on 8 June.
- Lord Hampton (CB, former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Hampton of Newington Green on 9 June.
- Earl Howe (Con, former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Curzon of Amersham on 9 June.
- Lord Roborough (Con, former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Lopes on 10 June.
- Lord Vaux of Harrowden (CB, former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Gilbey on 10 June.
- The Earl of Courtown (Con, former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Stopford of Saltersford on 11 June.
- Lord Ashcombe (Con, , former hereditary peer) created a life peer as Baron Ashcombe of Boldre on 11 June.
- Lord Case (CB) and Lord Geidt (CB) granted a leave of absence on 10 June for the remainder of this session.
- Lord Barwell was a Conservative peer, now non-affiliated peer.
Committees
- Audit and Risk Assurance – Lord Cromwell added.
- Constitution – Lord Strathclyde appointed chair, in place of Baroness Laing of Elderslie who is now a member.
- European Affairs – Duke of Wellington added.
- Numeracy for Life – Viscount Stansgate added.
- Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board – Viscount Stansgate added.
- Public Services – Baroness O'Neill of Bexley discharged.
- Retirement and Participation – Lord Strathclyde added.
- Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art – Viscount Stansgate added.
Parties
Green Party
- Ellie Chowns appointed as spokesperson for constitutional affairs and Treasury; continues as spokesperson for defence and foreign affairs; no longer spokesperson for business and trade, education, housing, communities and local government and social care.
- Hannah Spencer appointed as spokesperson for business and trade, culture, media and sport, education and housing, communities and local government.
- Adrian Ramsay no longer spokesperson for Treasury.
- Carla Denyer no longer spokesperson for immigration.
Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Alex Cole-Hamilton continues as leader; appointed as spokesperson for equalities; previously spokesperson for health, external affairs, social care, constitution and drugs emergency.
- Andrew Baxter appointed as spokesperson for rural affairs.
- Yi-Pei Chou Turvey appointed as spokesperson for justice.
- Sanne Dijkstra-Downie appointed as spokesperson for climate, environment and energy.
- Duncan Dunlop appointed as spokesperson for education, children and young people.
- David Green appointed as spokesperson for public service reform, Europe, external affairs and culture.
- Adam Harley appointed as spokesperson for health and care.
- Morven-May MacCallum appointed as spokesperson for housing, social security and local government.
- Liam McArthur appointed as spokesperson for economy, finance and tourism; previously spokesperson for justice and climate emergency.
- Willie Rennie appointed as chief whip and spokesperson for transport; previously spokesperson for education and communities.
Devolved administrations
Scottish Parliament
The following committees have been agreed for the current session:
- Climate Action Committee – Stuart McMillan (SNP) elected as Convener; Ariane Burgess, Claire Baker, David Barrett, Martyn Day, Sanna Dijkstra-Downie and Douglas Lumsden appointed as members.
- Criminal Justice Committee – Alyn Smith (SNP) elected as Convener; Amanda Bland, Maggie Chapman, Stephen Kerr, David Linden, Marie McNair and Pauline McNeill appointed as members.
- Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee – Calum Kerr (SNP) elected as Convener; Amanda Lindsay, Q Manivannan, Colm Merrick and Paul Sweeney appointed as members.
- Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee (previously Economy and Fair Work Committee) – Duncan Massey (RefUK) elected as convener; Gary Bouse, Kate Campbell, Martyn Day, Rachael Hamilton, Daniel Johnson and Kristopher Leask appointed as members.
- Education and Gaelic Committee (previously Education, Children and Young People Committee) – Karen Adam (SNP) elected as convener; George Adam, Duncan Dunlop, Patricia Gibson, Laura Moodie, Angela Ross and Katherine Sangster. appointed as members.
- Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee – Katie Hagmann (SNP) elected as Convener; Holly Bruce, Meghan Gallacher, Amanda Lindsay, Fulton MacGregor, Carol Mochan and Collette Stevenson appointed as members.
- Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee (previously Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee) – Patrick Harvie (Green) elected as convener; Senga Beresford, Colin Beattie, Keith Brown, David Green, Pauline Stafford and Jenny Young appointed as members.
- Finance and Public Administration Committee – Clare Haughey (SNP) elected as convener; Alan Brown, Liam Kerr, Liam McArthur, Michael Marra, Kim Schmulian and Pauline Stafford appointed as members.
- Health, Care and Sport Committee (previously Health, Social Care and Sport Committee) – Helen McDade (RefUK) elected as convener; Heather Anderson, Adam Harley, Joe Long, Paul McLennan, Jack Middleton and Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill appointed as members.
- Public Audit Committee – Neil Bibby (Lab/Co-op) elected as convener; Dawn Black, Miles Briggs, Alan Brown and David Kirkwood appointed as members.
- Public Petitions Committee (previously Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee) – Paul Sweeney (Lab/Co-op) elected as convener; Julie MacDougall, Cara McKee, Marie McNair and David Torrance appointed as members.
- Public Service Reform Committee – Bob Doris (SNP) elected as convener; Max Bannerman, Michelle Campbell, Joe Fagan, Alex Kerr, Murdo Fraser and Lorna Slater appointed as members.
- Rural Affairs Committee (previously Rural Affairs and Islands Committee) – Mark Ruskell (Green) elected as convener; Andrew Baxter, Dawn Black, Finlay Carson, Jamie Langan, Laura Mitchell and Emma Roddick appointed as members.
- Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee – Craig Hoy (Con) elected as convener; Steven Bonnar, Gary Bouse, Kate Campbell, Mark Griffin, Thomas Kerr and Morven-May MacCallum appointed as members.
- Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – Jenni Minto (SNP) elected as convener; Jackie Baillie, Tim Eagle, David Linden and Mark Simpson appointed as members.
- Transport Committee – Willie Rennie (Lib Dem) elected as convener; Iris Duane, Zen Ghani, Donald MacKinnon, Lloyd Melville, Graham Simpson and Collette Stevenson appointed as members.
Scottish Government
- Independent Review into Maternity Care – Christine McCourt appointed as chair.
- Risk Management Authority – Dr Stuart Doig and Sharon Stirrat appointed as board members for five years until 31 May 2031.
- Skills Development Scotland – Sheila Cowan and Margaret McCaig re-appointed as board members for two years from 1 November until 31 October 2028.
Welsh Government
Cynnal – Deputy first minister and Steffan Evans appointed as co-chairs.
Expert Group on Childcare – Deputy first minister appointed as chair; Sharon Davies, Gemma Halliday, Dr Su Min Lee, Dr Lowri Vaughan Brown and two members from Cwlwm, including Catrin Edwards.
Northern Ireland Executive
- NI Judicial Appointments Commission – Dr Geraldine O’Hare and Peter Osborne appointed as lay members until 3 June 2030; Lord Justice Treacy re-appointed as judicial member until 30 November.
Local authorities
Councils
- Cheshire East – Rob Polkinghorne to stand down as chief executive after a six-month absence.
- West Lancashire – Chris Sinnott to be appointed chief executive, jointly with Chorley and South Ribble Borough Councils.
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