UK government
- Prime Minister's Office – Varun Chandra appointed as the prime minister’s special envoy to the United States on trade and investment. He will continue role as the prime minister’s chief adviser on business, investment and trade. The Right Reverend Sarah Clark appointed as Bishop of Ely, succeeding The Right Reverend Stephen Conway following his translation to the See of Lincoln.
- Ministry of Defence: Ministry of Defence Police – Kier Pritchard appointed as chief constable.
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Forestry Commission – Baroness Young of Old Scone appointed as chair for four years from 10 February.
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – Jon Pearce appointed as UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues.
- Ministry of Justice: King’s Counsel and Honorary King’s Counsel – 96 barristers appointed as King’s Counsel and eight barristers awarded Honorary King’s Counsel. The full list can be found here. Law Officers – Claire Archbold appointed as crown solicitor for Northern Ireland for five years.
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology – AI and the Future of Work Unit launched.
- Department for Transport – Victoria Davies resigns as traffic commissioner for Wales from 1 March.
- Non-Ministerial Departments: Ofsted – Jonathan Childs appointed as deputy director of Post-16 Education, Training and Skills from March.
Houses of Parliament
House of Commons
- Andrew Gwynne appointed as Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 23 January; he is no longer MP for Gorton and Denton. Gorton and Denton by‑election date announced as 26 February.
- Suella Braverman, MP for Fareham and Waterlooville , defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK on 26 January.
Committees
- Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments – Charlotte Cane added; Charlie Maynard discharged.
House of Lords
- Lord Flight (Conservative) died on 24 January.
- Baroness Paul of Shepherd's Bush (Labour) and Lord Barber of Chittlehampton (Labour) were introduced in the Lords on 26 January.
- Baroness Martin of Brockley (Labour) and Baroness Nargund (Labour) were introduced in the Lords on 27 January.
- Simon Heffer (Conservative) was raised to the peerage as Lord Blackwater on 27 January and was introduced in the Lords on 29 January.
- Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat) was raised to the peerage as Baroness Teather on 27 January and will be introduced in the Lords on 3 February.
- Sophy Antrobus (Labour) was raised to the peerage as Baroness Antrobus on 28 January and will be introduced in the Lords on 9 February.
- Mike Dixon (Liberal Democrat) was raised to the peerage as Lord Dixon of Jericho on 28 January and will be introduced in the Lords on 12 February.
- Dame Sarah Mullally, the former Bishop of London, left the Lords on 28 January. She was confirmed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury on 28 January and will be re-introduced in the Lords on 5 February.
- Uday Nagaraju (Labour) was raised to the peerage as Lord Nagaraju on 29 January and will be introduced in the Lords on 10 February.
- Rhiannon Leaman (Liberal Democrat) was raised to the peerage as Baroness Leaman on 29 January and will be introduced in the Lords on 26 February.
- Lord Babudu (Labour) was introduced in the Lords on 29 January.
- Lord Offord of Garvel (Reform UK) retired from the Lords on 30 January.
Committees
Built Environment – Lord Bassam of Brighton, Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe and Lord Ravensdale added; Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Lord Mawson and Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe discharged.
Communications and Digital – Baroness Caine of Kentish Town, Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate, Lord Tarassenko and Lord Bishop of Winchester added; Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill and Baroness Wheatcroft discharged.
Constitution – Lord Bichard, Lord Cryer and Lord Jones of Penybont added; Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Baroness Andrews and Lord Foulkes of Cumnock discharged.
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform – Lord Evans of Rainow, Baroness Harris of Richmond and Baroness Scott of Needham Market added; Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, Baroness Humphreys and Earl of Lindsay discharged.
Economic Affairs – Lord Butler of Brockwell, Lord Carrington of Fulham, Lord Newby, Baroness Penn, Lord Prentis of Leeds, Lord Reid of Cardowan, Baroness Wheatcroft and Lord Young of Cookham added; Lord Agnew of Oulton, Lord Blackwell, Lord Davies of Brixton, Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Lord Londesborough, Lord Turnbull and Lord Verjee discharged.
Environment and Climate Change – Baroness McIntosh of Pickering added; Lord Duncan of Springbank discharged.
European Affairs – Lord Stirrup appointed as chair, replacing Lord Ricketts; Lord Barrow, Lord Brennan of Canton, Baroness Brown of Silvertown, Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell, Lord Grantchester, Lord Moynihan of Chelsea, Baroness Smith of Newnham and Lord Tugendhat added; Baroness Anelay of St Johns, Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town, Baroness Ludford, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Lord Whitty and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster discharged.
Finance – Lord Carter of Coles and Lord Massey of Hampstead added; Baroness Goudie and Lord Reay discharged.
Financial Services Regulation – Baroness Noakes appointed as chair, replacing Lord Forsyth of Drumlean; Lord Davies of Brixton, Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach and Lord Turnbull added; Lord Grabiner and Lord Kestenbaum discharged.
Joint Committee on Human Rights – Baroness Chakrabarti, Lord Rook and Lord Wallace of Tankerness added; Lord Dholakia, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws and Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon discharged.
Hybrid Instruments – Lord Lisvane added; Lord Dykes Hybrid discharged.
Industry and Regulators – Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town appointed as chair, replacing Baroness Taylor of Bolton; Lord Barber of Ainsdale, Baroness Carberry of Muswell Hill and Lord Fuller added; Viscount Chandos, Lord Gilbert of Panteg and Baroness Nichols of Selby discharged.
International Agreements – Lord Johnson of Lainston appointed as chair, replacing Lord Goldsmith; Baroness Anelay of St Johns, Baroness Blower and Baroness Bonham- Carter of Yarnbury added; Lord Fox, Lord Howell of Guildford and Lord Marland discharged.
International Relations and Defence – Lord Robertson of Port Ellen appointed as chair, replacing Lord de Mauley who is now a member; Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Lord Lamont of Lerwick and Baroness Prashar added; Baroness Coussins, Baroness Morris of Bolton and Lord Soames of Fletching discharged.
Justice and Home Affairs – Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Lord Hogan-Howe and Lord Moraes added; Lord Filkin and Baroness Prashar discharged.
Liaison – Baroness Alexander of Cleveden and Lord Laming added; Lord Bichard and Lord Haskel discharged.
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy – Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom, Lord Godson and Lord Jack of Courance added; Baroness Fall, Lord Robathan and Lord Sarfraz discharged.
Northern Ireland Security – Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard, Baroness Ludford and Baroness Sanderson of Welton added; Lord Empey and Lord Willis of Knaresborough discharged.
Procedure and Privileges – Lord Dholakia, Baroness Falkner of Margravine, Earl Howe and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath added; Baroness Bull, Lord Haskel, Lord McNally and Lord Strathclyde discharged; Lord Harlech, Lord Russell of Liverpool and Lord Vaux of Harrowden added as Alternate members; Earl of Caithness and Lord Laming discharged as Alternate members.
Public Services – Lord Bradley appointed as chair, replacing Baroness Morris of Yardley; Baroness Bousted, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Baroness Hollins, Lord Mohammed of Tinsley, Baroness Nichols of Selby, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, Baroness Shawcross- Wolfson and Baroness Watkins of Tavistock added; Lord Blencathra, Lord Carter of Coles, Baroness Cass, Lord Laming, Lord Prentis of Leeds, Lord Shipley and Baroness Wyld discharged.
Science and Technology – Lord Booth, Lord Duncan of Springbank, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Lord Patel, Lord Verjee, Lord Willis of Knaresborough and Lord Winston added; Lord Borwick, Lord Lucas of Crudwell and Dingwall, Baroness Neuberger, Baroness Neville-Jones, Baroness Northover, Viscount Stansgate, Baroness Walmsley and Baroness Young of Old Scone discharged.
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny – Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, Baroness Boycott, Lord Grabiner, Earl of Lindsay and Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town added; Baroness Harris of Richmond, Baroness Lea of Lymm, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick, Lord Russell of Liverpool and Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd discharged.
Selection – Lord Laming added; Lord Bichard discharged.
Services – Baroness Humphreys and Lord Mawson added; Lord Hogan-Howe and Baroness Hussein-Ece discharged.
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments – Baroness Kennedy of Cradley, Lord Stewart of Dirleton and Lord Young of Norwood Green added; Lord Sahota, Baroness Sater and Lord Watson of Wyre Forest discharged.
NEW Childhood Vaccinations – Baroness Walmsley appointed as chair; Baroness Andrews, Baroness Browning, Baroness Cass, Lord Dholakia, Baroness Freeman of Steventon, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, Baroness Neuberger, Baroness Nye, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and Baroness Wyld appointed as members.
NEW Domestic Abuse Act 2021 – Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws appointed as chair; Baroness Barker, Baroness Barran, Bishop of Derby, Baroness Gerada, Baroness Gohir, Baroness Hussein-Ece, Lord Polak, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Baroness Porter of Fulwood, Baroness Rafferty, Lord Russell of Liverpool and Baroness Sugg appointed as members.
NEW National Resilience – Baroness Coussins appointed as chair; Baroness Curran, Lord Farmer, Baroness Helic, Baroness Hunter of Auchenreoch, Lord Marland, Baroness Mobarik, Baroness Northover, Lord Oates, Lord Peach, Lord Spellar and Baroness Winterton of Doncaster appointed as members.
NEW Numeracy for Life – Lord Agnew of Oulton appointed as chair; Baroness Alexander of Cleveden, Lord Blackwell, Baroness Bull, Baroness Garden of Frognal, Lord Hampton, Baroness Hamwee, Lord Hannett of Everton, Lord Massey of Hampstead, Baroness Spielman, Viscount Stansgate and Lord Stevenson of Balmacara appointed as members.
Parties
Conservative and Unionist Party
- Baroness Pidding appointed as chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers.
Ulster Unionist Party
- Jon Burrows will officially be elected as leader on 31 January; Diana Armstrong will officially be elected as deputy leader on 31 January and appointed as party chief whip; Mike Nesbitt was confirmed as continuing as minister of health on the Northern Ireland Executive.
Devolved administrations
Scottish Government
- Qualifications Scotland (replacing Scottish Qualifications Authority on 1 February) – Shirley Rogers appointed as chair for two years until 30 November 2027; Seán Hagney appointed as member for two years from 1 February until 31 January 2028; Ronnie Erskine, Simon Hewitt, Caroline McFarlane, John Morton and Michelle Wailes appointed as member for three years until 27 October 2028; Kirsty Berchtenbreiter, Ewan Carmichael, Jason Fitzgerald, Sarah Higgins-Rollo, Ian Hughes and Gerard (Gerry) O’Neil appointed as member for four years until 30 November 2029; Dr Ken Thomson appointed as member for four years from 1 February until 31 January 2030.
- Scottish Police Authority – Amina Khan appointed as member for four years from 2 February until 1 February 2030.
- South of Scotland Enterprise – Paul Winstanley re-appointed as member of the board for six months from 1 April until 30 September.
Welsh Parliament
- Health and Social Care Committee – James Evans added.
Welsh Government
- National Institute for Learning Welsh – Llinos Roberts appointed as chair for five years from 1 April.
Northern Ireland Executive
- Forensic Science Northern Ireland – Andrew Elliott appointed as chief executive.
- Probation Board for Northern Ireland – Dr Brian Payne appointed as board member.
Local authorities
- Hartlepool Borough Council – Matt Wilton to be appointed chief executive, replacing Denise McGuckin.
- Thurrock Council – Dave Smith to be replaced as chief executive.
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