DEFRA Ministers

Scott Mann MP has been appointed today as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Lord Benyon has bene re-appointed to the same role in the Lords. Confirmation of the allocation of roles to ministers is awaited.

The DEFRA ministers will now be:

• Ranil Jayawardena – Secretary of State
• Mark Spencer – Minister of State
• Trudy Harrison – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Commons
• Scott Man – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Commons
• Lord Benyon – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lords.