The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has today announced the appointment of Shailesh Vara MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions.

Mr Vara has been Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice since 2013 and will continue in this role alongside his new appointment.

Mr Vara commented:

“I am delighted to have been appointed by the Prime Minister as a Minister in the Department for Work and Pensions. I am also very pleased that I will be able to continue my work in the Ministry of Justice. Both departments have important work to be done and I look forward to helping progress the government’s agenda.”