Full CLG Ministerial Team announced
Eric Pickles; Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Responsibilities: Overall Strategic Direction of the Department.
Greg Clark; Minister of State; Minister of Decentralisation Responsibilities: Planning Policy; Big Society.
Grant Shapps; Minister for Housing and Local Government Responsibilities: Housing; Local Government; Regeneration; Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
Andrew Stunnell: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State. Responsibilities: Housing; Regeneration; community cohesion and building regulations.
Bob Neill: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Responsibilities: Fire and resilience; Thames Gateway and Olympics; Local Government and Planning.
Baroness Hanham; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State. Responsibilities: Climate change and sustainable development
The ministerial team will now be taking forward the proposed changes to the English planning system - with the emphasis on the new localism agenda - as reported in our news previous bulletins.
