James Daly MP for Bury North has been appointed to new roles within the Government and Conservative Party including, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of Education, Prime Ministers Trade Envoy to Pakistan and Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Following his time as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) for the Ministry of Justice, James Daly MP will use his experience of the role to aid him in his new government department as PPS to the Secretary of State of Education.
Parliamentary Private Secretaries are a key link between Minister’s and MP’s when it comes to policy formulation. This unpaid role also includes ensuring Member’s of Parliament can access Ministers to resolve issues relating to education matters within their constituencies.
The Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department of Education, including but not limited to: early years and childcare, teacher quality recruitment and retention, school curriculum and higher education.
The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys are appointed parliamentarians that work within the Department of Business and Trade. Trade Envoys engage with their respective markets where substantial trade and investment opportunities have been identified by the UK Government. This role is unpaid and voluntary.
Mr Daly will use his role as Trade Envoy to Pakistan to support drive for economic growth by building on the UK’s existing relations with Pakistan and help UK businesses take advantage of opportunities arising from them.
The MP for Bury North has also been appointed to the role of Deputy Chairman for the Conservative Party.
Following the announcement of his new role James Daly said he felt honoured to be appointed Deputy Chair of the Conservative party and that he is:
proud to support our Prime Minister in his mission to improve the lives of everyone throughout the UK.
Announcing the appointment, Richard Holden MP and Chairman of the Conservative Party said:
Very pleased to announce that the brilliant James Daly MP will be joining our Conservative team as the Deputy Chairman
He’s very hardworking and campaigning MP for Bury North and an excellent former PPS in a number of departments who will be a huge asset as one of our deputy chairmen for campaigning.
Looking forward to working closely with him over the coming months and sure he’ll be ready to get stuck in!
