Key parliamentary contacts

A full list of government ministers are available on the parliament website. Selected key ministers and other contacts are listed below, along with the shadow spokesmen from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties.

Details of the changes made to various government departments following Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister are outlined in a ministerial statement.

Prime Minister's office

Prime minister - Gordon Brown MP
Parliamentary private secretary - Angela E Smith MP & Jon Trickett MP
                                                 
Permanent secretary - Jeremy Heywood
Director of political strategy (special adviser) - Spencer Livermore
Head of strategic policy (special adviser) - Nick Pearce
No 10 housing policy adviser - Matthew Style

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

    Secretary of state - Hazel Blears MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - Robert Flello MP
    Special advisers - Paul Richards & Andy Bagnall

    Housing minister - Margaret Beckett MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - tbc
    Special adviser - tbc

    Parliamentary secretary - Iain Wright MP

    Parliamentary secretary (Lords) - Baroness Andrews

    Select committee chair - Phyllis Starkey MP

HM Treasury (HMT)

    Chancellor of the exchequer - Alistair Darling MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - Ann Coffey MP
    Special advisers - Catherine Macleod & Sam White

    Chief secretary - Yvette Cooper MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - Angela C Smith MP
    Special adviser - Will McDonald

    Economic secretary - Ian Pearson MP

    Financial services secretary - Paul Myners

    Parliamentary secretary (Lords) - Lord Davies of Oldham

    Select committee chair - John McFall MP

Department for Business, Enterpise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) 

Secretary of state - Peter Mandelson MP
Parliamentary private secretary - tbc
Special adviser - tbc

Minister for consumer affairs - Gareth R Thomas MP

Parliamentary secretary (Lords) - Baroness Vadera

    Select committee chair - Peter Luff MP

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Secretary of state - James Purnell MP
Parliamentary private secretary - Gordon Banks MP
Special advisers - Blair McDougall & Lisa Tremble

Minister of state for welfare reform - Tony McNulty MP
Parliamentary private secretary - tbc
Special adviser - tbc

Parliamentary secretary (Lords) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

    Select committee chair - Terry Rooney MP

Conservative shadow ministerial team

A full list of the Conservative shadow ministerial team is on the parliament website.

    Conservative party leader - David Cameron MP
    Senior parliamentary & political adviser - Andrew Mackay MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - Desmond Swayne MP 

    Shadow secretary of state for communities and local government
    - Eric Pickles MP
    Shadow housing minister - Grant Shapps MP
    Shadow minister (Lords) - Lord Dixon-Smith
    Housing adviser - Sheridan Westlake

    Shadow chancellor - George Osborne MP
    Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury - Philip Hammond MP 
    Shadow economic secretary to the Treasury - David Gauke MP
    Shadow minister (Lords) -  Baroness Noakes
    Economic affair adviser - Rohan Silva

    Shadow secretary of state for business, enterprise and regulatory reform - Alan Duncan MP
    Shadow minister for consumer affairs - Charles Hendry MP
    Lead shadow minister (Lords) - Baroness Wilcox

    Shadow secretary of state for work and pensions - Chris Grayling MP
    Lead shadow minister (Lords ) - Lord Skelmersdale

Liberal democrat shadow parliamentary team

A full list of the Liberal Democrat shadow cabinet and parliamentary team is available on the parliament website.

    Liberal Democrat party leader - Nick Clegg MP
    Parliamentary private secretary to the leader - Mark Hunter MP 

    Shadow secretary of state for communities and local government (including housing) - Julia Goldsworthy MP
    Lead shadow spokesperson (Lords) - Baroness Scott of Needham Market
    Shadow housing spokesperson (Lords) - Lord Greaves
    Policy advisor for communities and transport - Alice Douglas

    Shadow chancellor - Vincent Cable MP
    Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury - Jeremy Browne MP
    Lead shadow Treasury spokesman (Lords) - Lord Newby
    Treasury & economic policy adviser - Chris Saunders

    Shadow secretary of state for business, enterprise and regulatory reform - Sarah Teather MP
    Lead shadow spokesman (Lords) - Lord Razzall

    Shadow secretary of state for work and pensions - Danny Alexander MP
    Lead shadow spokesman (Lords) - Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay

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A practical guide to helping mortgage borrowers in financial difficulty

A leaflet providing practical information to assist MPs and their staff when dealing with enquiries from constituents who are having diffculty in meeting their  mortgage payments. (August 08)

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