The UK Government reshuffle yesterday brought a number of changes to key ministers for carers.
Conservative
Minister for Disabled People Maria Miller has been promoted to
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. As a former shadow
Minister for Families she has also spoken at Carers UK's Summit for
three years in a row, latterly in her role at the Department of Work and
Pensions. Her portfolio, which includes the replacement of Disability
Living Allowance with Personal Independence Payment and a possible
review of Carer's Allowance, is being taken by Wirral Conservative MP
Esther McVey, who was elected in 2010. Iain Duncan-Smith, the Minister
in overall charge of the Department for Work and Pensions, remains in
post.
The following changes, at the Department of Health, will only affect carers in England, as health is a devolved issue.
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