Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) and Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP

Biography

The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew was appointed as a Minister of State (Minister for Housing) in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 8 February 2022.

He was previously Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) from 13 February 2020 to 8 February 2022.

He was previously Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) from 28 July 2019 to 13 February 2020. He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Defence Procurement at the Ministry of Defence from July 2018 to July 2019.

He was an Assistant Government Whip from 15 June 2017 to 19 July 2018 and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office on 9 January 2018 and 19 July 2018.

Political career

Stuart became MP for Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough in 2010. In 2012, he was made Parliamentary Private Secretary to Francis Maude MP.

In the 2015 general election, Stuart was re-elected and took on the role of Parliamentary Private Secretary to Patrick McLoughlin MP.

Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

Whips are MPs or Lords appointed by each party to help organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. They are responsible for making sure the maximum number of their party members vote, and vote the way their party wants.

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Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

  • Home ownership programmes (Help to Buy, Right to Buy etc)
  • Housing strategy
  • Housing delivery
  • Homes England stewardship
  • Affordable Housing Programme
  • Planning reform (including Planning Bill & Project Speed)
  • Design and Building Better
  • Homebuying and selling process
  • Planning casework (Leading on the Building Safety Bill in the Commons)

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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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