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New minister for health and safety
22 July 2016
Penny Mordaunt MP has been appointed as Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work with responsibility for oversight of HSE.
This new title reflects the broader portfolio she is taking on, which will include all areas related to supporting disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.
The appointment follows the announcement of the Rt Hon Damian Green MP being appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
You can find out more about the new minister on parliament.uk and GOV.UK
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Penny forms part of a DWP ministerial team which also includes Damien Hinds MP as Minister of State for Employment. Part of his remit includes EU and international affairs and support to the Secretary of State on devolution.
- Challenging the regulators
- NHS trust fined £1m following 53-year-old man’s death in Lincolnshire
- NHS Trust in court after workers potentially exposed to asbestos
- Helping Great Britain Work Well
- HSE to prosecute Alton Towers’ owners
- Firm fined after worker seriously injured in scaffold fall
- £150,000 fine for Chessington over youngster’s severe injuries
- Sawmill in court after worker loses two fingers
- Multiple workers’ lives affected after health was 'carelessly ignored'
- Bakery company fined for safety failings