It has today been announced that Finchley and Golders Green MP and Conservative Party Vice-Chairman, Mike Freer, has been appointed PPS to Nick Boles MP, Minister of State at the Department for Education and Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. He will support the Minister in his responsibilities spanning two departments, covering apprenticeships at Education, and skills and enterprise at Business. Nick Boles will also oversee the implementation of equal marriage legislation.
Commenting today, Mike Freer said “I’m thrilled that Nick has appointed me as his PPS. I’ll be supporting the Minister on key topics such as apprenticeships and further education, something which will be of benefit to my constituents. Finchley and Golders Green is lucky to have the UK’s largest provider of apprenticeships, McDonalds, based locally, as well as Hospitality House which is a major provider of skills training to the hospitality industry”.
Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS) are responsible for ensuring that Ministers are kept abreast of the views of backbench MPs. Mike Freer moves with Nick Boles to his new position, leaving Eric Pickles’ team at the Department for Communities and Local Government.