Copeland’s MP has been named as the new environment minister – in one of the last appointments made by Her Majesty the Queen before her death.

Trudy Harrison has been appointed a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

It comes two months after Mrs Harrison was announced as Minister of State at the Department for Transport after more than 50 MPs resigned as ministers and aides over Boris Johnson’s leadership.  

Mrs Harrison’s latest appointment was approved by the Queen on Wednesday, September 7, the day before Her Majesty died.  

Liz Truss was appointed as the new Prime Minister on September 6 after meeting with the Queen at Balmoral where she was asked to form a government after Boris Johnson’s resignation.

Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen on September 8, business previously planned in the House of Commons was postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.

The House of Commons sat on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10. 

Tributes took place throughout Friday, and the House observed a one-minute's silence in memory of Her Majesty at the start of its sitting.

Tributes continued on Saturday, with a small number of senior Members taking the oath to His Majesty The King. All Members will have an opportunity to take the oath when the House returns, although this is not a formal requirement

The last business to be taken on Saturday evening was a consideration of a formal Humble Address to His Majesty The King expressing the deep sympathy of the House on the death of Her Majesty The Queen.  

All Select Committee proceedings are now suspended until two days after the State Funeral. This includes planned evidence sessions, committee visits and any publication of material.

Trudy Harrison has been the Conservative MP for Copeland since February 2017.

She was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport in September 2021 and prior to that, held the role of Parliamentary Private Secretary to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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