News Item: Government Reshuffle Includes Change to APPG for Events
The UK Parliament opened this week and began with a reshuffle of Government Ministers. This is now complete and here is the list of appointments to roles.
Departments have remained the same but some functions have moved. Most notably, the skills portfolio has moved from Education to an expanded Department of Work and Pensions. Several Ministers have dual roles working across departments.
A new board has been set up involving Ministers, officials and business representation to support the Budget process. The Chancellor has confirmed 26th November as the date for the 2025 Budget.
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Of direct relevance to HAE EHA priorities, there has been an entirely new ministerial team installed at the Home Office. The new policing and crime minister is Sarah Jones MP (formerly the Construction Minister).
The Construction portfolio has yet to be allocated within the Business and Trade Department. HAE EHA will make early contact with these new ministers.
APPG for Events
Shaun Davies MP, previously Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Events has been appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Defence Secretary. This means that he can no longer hold officer roles in APPGs so he will be standing down as Chair with immediate effect.
The APPG for Events will organise an Extraordinary General Meeting as soon as possible, to elect a new Chair.
Stuart Slaughter, who represents Event Hire Association on the APPG said; “I congratulate Shaun on his new role and for his enthusiastic championing of the events sector”.