The Queen has approved new appointments

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Luke Hall MP to be a Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry).
• Kelly Tolhurst MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport).
• Robert Courts MP to be a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.

This follows the resignation from Government of Simon Clarke MP.