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Cabinet Committees

Constitutional Reform Committee

Membership Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Chair) (The Rt Hon MP) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon MP) Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon MP) Leader of the , (The Rt Hon Baroness Stowell MBE) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief (The Rt Hon MP) Attorney General (The Rt Hon MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to constitutional reform within the .

1 Economic Affairs Committee

Membership First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Chair) (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) , Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Transport (The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP) Secretary of State for Wales (The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP) Secretary of State for Scotland (The Rt Hon David Mundell MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (The Rt Hon MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip (The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP) Minister for , (The Rt Hon MP) for Business and Enterprise (The Rt Hon MP) Minister of State for Employment (The Rt Hon MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon MP) Minister of State for Trade and Investment (The Rt Hon Lord ) Financial Secretary to the Treasury ( MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to the economy.

2 Economic Affairs (Reducing Regulation) sub-Committee

Membership Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Chair) (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council (The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister of State for Employment (The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP) Minister for Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Minister of State for Business and Enterprise (The Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP) Minister without Portfolio (The Rt Hon MP) Minister of State for (The Rt Hon MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to reducing regulation.

3 Europe Committee

Membership: Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (Chair) (The Rt Hon MP) First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip (The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP) Minister of State for Europe (The Rt Hon David Lidington MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues related to the EU referendum.

4 European Affairs Committee

Membership: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Chair) (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Transport (The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council (The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (The Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Minister of State for Europe (The Rt Hon David Lidington MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to the

5 Home Affairs Committee

Membership: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Chair) (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Secretary of State for Transport (The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP) Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Health (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (The Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP) Secretary of State for Scotland (The Rt Hon David Mundell MP) Secretary of State for Wales (The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP) Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council (The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip (The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Attorney General (The Rt Hon Jeremy Wright MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to home affairs, including migration, health, schools and welfare.

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Home Affairs () sub-Committee

Membership: Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (Chair) (The Rt Hon David Cameron MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Deputy Chair) (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP) Secretary of State for Health (The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP) Secretary of State for Wales (The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP) Secretary of State for Scotland (The Rt Hon David Mundell MP) , Crime, and Criminal Justice (The Rt Hon MP) Minister of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills and Education ( MP) Minister of State for Communities and Local Government ( MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport ( MP) Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury ( MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to our obligation to support current and former members of the Armed Forces and their families.

7 Council

Membership: Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (Chair) (The Rt Hon David Cameron MP) First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP) Secretary of State for International Development (The Rt Hon MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Attorney General (as required) (The Rt Hon Jeremy Wright MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to National Security, Foreign Policy, Defence, International Relations and Development, Resilience, Energy and Resource Security.

NSC (Nuclear Deterrence and Security) (restricted attendance) sub-Committee

Membership: Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (Chair) (The Rt Hon David Cameron MP) First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to nuclear deterrence and security.

8 NSC (Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingencies) sub-Committee Membership:

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (Chair) (The Rt Hon David Cameron MP) First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Secretary of State for Transport (The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP) Secretary of State for Health (The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP) Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (The Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to and other security threats, hazards, resilience and intelligence policy and the performance and resources of the security and intelligence agencies; and report as necessary to the National Security Council.

9 Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee

Membership Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council (Chair) (The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP) Secretary of State for Scotland (The Rt Hon David Mundell MP) Secretary of State for Wales (The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP) Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal (The Rt Hon Baroness Stowell MBE) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip (The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Attorney General (The Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC) Advocate General for Scotland (Richard Keen QC) Lords Chief Whip (Lord Taylor of Holbeach) Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Therese Coffey MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to the Government’s Parliamentary business and implementation of its legislative programme.

10 Public Expenditure Committee

Membership First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Chair) (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council (The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to public expenditure.

Public Expenditure (Efficiency) sub-Committee

Membership Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Co-chair) (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (Co-chair) (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Health (The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to efficiency, asset sales and public sector pay and pensions.

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Social Justice Committee

Membership: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Chair) (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Secretary of State for International Development (The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP) Secretary of State for Wales (The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Minister of State for Employment (The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP) Minister without Portfolio (The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP) Minister of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills (Nick Boles MP) Minister of State for Children and Families (Edward Timpson MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice ( MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health ( MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Cabinet Office ( MP)

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to poverty, equality and social justice.

12 Implementation Taskforces

Alongside the Cabinet Committees, a number of Implementation Taskforces have been established to monitor and drive delivery on the Government’s most important crosscutting priorities. These taskforces will bring together the key Ministers and officials on a regular basis to track progress; spot potential problems and blockages and agree plans for resolving them; maintain and ensure accountability; and make sure that actions are followed through. Each taskforce will report to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on a regular basis. Matters requiring collective agreement will continue to be dealt with by Cabinet and its committees.

Housing

Terms of reference: To drive efforts to increase the supply of new housing; helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder; implementing Right to Buy and driving public sector land sales.

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Chair) (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP) Secretary of State for Transport (The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Minister of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Mark Lancaster MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for NHS Productivity (Lord Prior of Brampton)

13 Health and Social Care

Terms of Reference: To deliver an integrated health and social care system.

Secretary of State for Health (Chair) (The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister of State for Employment (The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP) Minister of State for Health (The Rt Hon MP)

14 Earn or Learn

Terms of Reference: Help businesses to create two million new jobs to achieve full employment; support three million new apprenticeships; make sure that all young people are either earning or learning.

Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (Chair) (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister of State for Employment (The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP) Minister of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills (Nick Boles MP)

15 Immigration

Terms of Reference: Delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands; controlling migration from the European Union, including through reforming welfare rules and reducing reliance on migrant labour; ensuring that there is a hostile environment for illegal immigrants at work, in housing, and in accessing services; clamping down on the exploitative employers and landlords who make it possible for migrants to undercut local workers; enhancing UK border security, and ensuring that visitors and immigrants who come to the UK contribute to growth.

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (Chair) (The Rt Hon David Cameron MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (Deputy Chair) (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon George Osborne MP) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Secretary of State for Health (The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Minister of State for Europe (The Rt Hon David Lidington MP) Minister for Immigration ( MP)

16 Childcare

Terms of Reference: Driving the delivery of 30 hours of free childcare to working parents of three and four year-olds and of tax-free childcare to support parents back into work and driving further improvements in the supply of childcare.

Minister of State for Employment (Chair) (The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP) Minister of State for Business and Enterprise (The Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP) Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Damian Hinds MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare ( MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health (Jane Ellison MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government (Marcus Jones MP)

17 Tackling extremism in communities

Terms of reference: Keeping Britain safe by dealing with online radicalisation and propaganda; tackling all forms of extremism so our values and our way of life are properly promoted and defended

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (Chair) (The Rt Hon David Cameron MP) Secretary of State for the Home Department (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities (The Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Wales (The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport (The Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for Countering Extremism (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon)

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Troubled families

Terms of Reference: Clear away the red tape to improve the lives of the country’s most troubled families.

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Chair) (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP) Secretary of State for Health (The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP) Secretary of State for Justice (The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister of State for Children and Families (Edward Timpson MP) Minister for Preventing Abuse and Exploitation ( MP)

19 Exports

Terms of Reference: Driving our goal to have 100,000 more UK companies exporting in 2020 than in 2010 and reach the target of £1 trillion in exports and to lead Europe in attracting inward investment.

Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (Chair) (The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) Secretary of State for International Development (The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP) Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Minister of State for Trade and Investment (The Rt Hon Lord Francis Maude) Economic Secretary to the Treasury ( MP)

Other relevant ministers will be invited as required.

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Digital infrastructure and inclusion

Terms of Reference: Driving the roll out of universal broadband and better mobile phone connections, to ensure everyone is part of the digital economy.

Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (Chair) ( MP) Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP) Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP) Minister of State for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis MP) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport ( MP)

21 Syrian Returners

Terms of Reference: Manage the return of people from Syria and mitigate the risk they pose to the UK.

Secretary of State for the Home Department (Chair) (The Rt Hon Theresa May MP) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP)

Other ministers will be invited as required.

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