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Weekly Information Bulletin: 27th November 2004

Full list of HM Government as at 27 November 2004

(Formed by the Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, June 2001)

The Cabinet

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Rt Hon John Prescott MP

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Rt Hon Alan Milburn MP

Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Secretary of State for Wales

Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs

Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Rt Hon David Blunkett MP

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

Secretary of State for International Development

Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP

Secretary of State for Transport and Scotland

Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP

Secretary of State for Health

Rt Hon John Reid MP

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP

Secretary of State for Defence

Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP

Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council

Rt Hon Baroness Amos

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP

Secretary of State for Education and Skills

Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP

Minister without Portfolio and Party Chair

Rt Hon Ian McCartney MP *

Also attend Cabinet meetings:

Lords Chief Whip

Lord Grocott

Departments of State and Ministers

Cabinet Office

70 Whitehall

London SW1A 2AS

020 7276 3000

http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk

Minister of State and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Mr Douglas Alexander MP

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Selbourne House

54-60 Victoria Street

London SW1E 6QW

020 7210 8532

http://www.lcd.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs

Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

 

Lord Filkin CBE

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary

Mr David Lammy MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary

Mr Christopher Leslie MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland)

Mrs Anne McGuire MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales)

Mr Don Touhig MP

       - Advocate General for Scotland

Dr Lynda Clark QC MP

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

2-4 Cockspur Street

London SW1Y 5DH

020 7211 6000

http://www.culture.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister of State (Arts)

Rt Hon Estelle Morris MP

       - Minister of State (Sport and Tourism)

Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Media and Heritage)

Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Ministry of Defence

Old War Office Building

Whitehall

London SW1A 2EU

020 7218 9000

http://www.mod.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP

Minister of State (Armed Forces)

Rt Hon Adam Ingram MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (and Minister for Veterans)

Mr Ivor Caplin MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)

Lord Bach of Lutterworth

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

26 Whitehall

London SW1A 2WH

020 7944 4400

http://www.odpm.gov.uk

Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions

Rt Hon John Prescott MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister of State (Housing and Planning)

Rt Hon Keith Hill MP

       - Minister of State (Local and Regional Government)

Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP

       - Minister of State (Regeneration and Regional Development)

Rt Hon Lord Rooker

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Phil Hope MP

Yvette Cooper MP

Department for Education and Skills

Sanctuary Buildings

Great Smith Street

London SW1P 3BT

020 7925 5000

http://www.dfes.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister of State (Children)

Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP

       - Minister of State (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education)

Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP

       - Minister of State (School Standards)

Mr David Miliband MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Skills and Vocational Education)

Mr Ivan Lewis MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary
       (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare) (also DWP)

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Schools)

Mr Stephen Twigg MP

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nobel House

17 Smith Square

London

SW1P 3JR

020 7238 6000

http://www.defra.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister of State (Environment and Agri-Environment)

Mr Elliot Morley MP

       - Minister of State (Rural Affairs)

Rt Hon Alun Michael MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Food, Farming and Sustainable Energy)

Lord Whitty

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Nature Conservation and Fisheries)

Mr Ben Bradshaw MP

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

King Charles Street

London SW1A 2AH

020 7270 1500

http://www.fco.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister for Europe

Dr Denis MacShane MP

       - Minister of State (Middle East)

Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

       - Minister of State (Trade) (also DTI)

Mr Mike O'Brien MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Mr Chris Mullin MP

Mr Bill Rammell MP

Department of Health

Richmond House

79 Whitehall

London SW1A 2NS

020 7210 3000

http://www.doh.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP

Ministers of State (Health)

Rt Hon John Hutton MP

Ms Rosie Winterton MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Lord Warner

(Public Health)

Miss Melanie Johnson MP

(Community Care)

Dr Stephen Ladyman MP

Home Office

50 Queen Anne's Gate

London SW1H 9AT

020 7273 4000

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon David Blunkett MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister of State (Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism)

Ms Beverley Hughes MP

       - Minister of State
       (Crime Reduction, Policing & Community Safety)

Ms Hazel Blears MP

       - Minster of State (Criminal Justice System and Law Reform)

Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Correctional Services and Reducing Re-offending)

Paul Goggins MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Race Equality, Community Policy and Civil Renewal)

Fiona Mactaggart MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary
        (reducing organised and international crime,
       anti drugs co-ordination and international and European issues)

Caroline Flint MP

House of Commons

Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and
Secretary of State for Wales

Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

Mr Phil Woolas MP

Department for International Development

1 Palace Street

London SW1E 5HE

020 7023 0000

http://www.dfid.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP

Minister of State

Mr Gareth Thomas MP

Law Officers' Department

Attorney General's Chambers

9 Buckingham Gate

London SW1E 6JP

020 7271 2400

Attorney General

Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith QC

Solicitor General

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Northern Ireland Office

11 Millbank

London SW1P 4PNor

Block B, Castle Buildings

Stormont

Belfast BT4 3SG

020 7210 3000 (London) or 028 9052 0700 (Belfast)

http://www.nio.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP

Minister of State

RT Hon Jane Kennedy MP

Rt Hon John Spellar MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Mr Ian Pearson MP

Angela Smith MP

Privy Council Office

2 Carlton Gardens

London SW1Y 5AA

020 7210 3000

http://www.privycouncil.gov.uk

Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords

Rt Hon Baroness Amos

Department of Trade and Industry

1 Victoria Street

London SW1H 0ET

020 7215 5000

http://www.dti.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry,
Minister for Women and e-Minister in Cabinet

Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister for e-Commerce & Competitiveness

Mr Stephen Timms MP

       - Minister of State (Trade) (also FCO)

Mr Mike O'Brien MP

       - Minister of State for Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women

Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

       - (Employment relations, Competition and Consumers)

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe MP

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation

Lord Sainsbury of Turville *

       - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business

Nigel Griffiths MP

Department for Transport

Gt. Minster House

76 Marsham Street

London SW1P 4DR

020 7944 3000

http://www.dft.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Transport and Scotland

Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP

Minister of State

Dr Kim Howells MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Mr David Jamieson MP

Mr Tony McNulty MP

HM Treasury

1 Horseguards Road

London SW1A 2HQ

020 7270 5000

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury

Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Chief Secretary

Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP

Financial Secretary

Ms Ruth Kelly MP

Paymaster General

Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP

Economic Secretary

John Healey MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP

Lords Commissioners (Whips)

Mr Nick Ainger MP

Mr John Heppell MP

Mr Jim Murphy MP

Joan Ryan MP

Derek Twigg MP

Assistant Whips

Mr Fraser Kemp MP

Charlotte Atkins MP

Paul Clark MP

Mr Vernon Coaker MP

Gillian Merron MP

Margaret Moran MP

Bridget Prentice MP

Department for Work and Pensions

Richmond House

79 Whitehall

London SW1A 2NS

020 7238 0800

http://www.dwp.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP

Ministers of State

       - Minister of State (Pensions)

Malcolm Wicks MP

       - Minister of State (Work)

Mr Des Browne MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Rt Hon Baroness Hollis of Heigham

(Disabled People)

Maria Eagle MP

Mr Chris Pond MP

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

HM Household

Lord Chamberlain

Rt Hon Lord Luce

Lord Steward

Duke of Abercorn KG

Master of the Horse

Lord Vestey

Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of HM Household

Mr Bob Ainsworth MP

Comptroller (Whip, House of Commons)

Rt Hon Thomas McAvoy MP

Vice Chamberlain

Jim Fitzpatrick MP

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
(Chief Whip, House of Lords)

Lord Grocott +

Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard
(Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

Lord Davies of Oldham

Lords in Waiting

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Baronesses in Waiting (Whips)

Baroness Andrews OBE

Baroness Crawley

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing
Church Commissioners

Mr Stuart Bell MP

+ - not a Member of the Cabinet but will attend Cabinet meetings

* - unpaid position

Statistical Breakdown

MPs

Peers

Unpaid

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Cabinet

21

14

4

18

2

1

3

1

Minister of State

30

18

9

27

1

2

3

0

Under Secretaries of State/Parliamentary Secretaries

36

21

7

28

6

2

8

1

Whip

22

10

5

15

4

3

7

0

Law Officer

3

0

2

2

1

0

1

0

Total

112

63

27

90

14

8

22

2

Total includes 2 unpaid positions.

These figures do not include the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Steward, Master of the Horse and the Church Estates Commissioner

This list is also available on the Parliamentary web site at: http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/hmg.cfm

 
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