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[[Jake Berry]] has been the UK [[Conservative Party]] MP for Rossendale and Darwen since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jake-berry/4060 Jake Berry], UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.</ref>  
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[[Jake Berry]] is a British politician who has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Rossendale and Darwen since 2010.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jake-berry/4060 Jake Berry], UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.</ref>  
  
(Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth) at
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He was appointed a junior minister at the [[ Department for Communities and Local Government]] on 14 June 2017, with responsibility for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth) <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth), gov.uk, accessed 23 August 2017 </ref>
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government
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Since May 2015, Berry has been the parliamentary private secretary to the chief secretary to the Treasury [[Greg Hands]].<ref> Guido Fawkes [http://order-order.com/tag/pps/#_@/kLedddMB1Im3fg PPS reshuffle in full], 29 May 2015, accessed 1 June 2015.</ref>
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Berry previously was parliamentary private secretary to the chief secretary to the Treasury [[Greg Hands]] from From May 2015<ref> Guido Fawkes [http://order-order.com/tag/pps/#_@/kLedddMB1Im3fg PPS reshuffle in full], 29 May 2015, accessed 1 June 2015.</ref> until 2017.
  
 
Berry was elected in 2010 with a majority vote of 4,493 and increased that to 5,654 in the May 2015 general election.
 
Berry was elected in 2010 with a majority vote of 4,493 and increased that to 5,654 in the May 2015 general election.
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===Ministerial responsibilities 2017==
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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth)
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The minister is responsible for:
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*The Northern Powerhouse
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*Mayors and devolution
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*Local growth – policy and initiatives (eg enterprise zones, high streets, coastal communities)
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*Place-based initiatives (eg Thames Estuary Growth Commission)
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*Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) policy
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*Inward investment and infrastructure (including High Speed 2)
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*European Regional Development Fund, and UK Shared Prosperity Fund
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*Resilience and Emergencies
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*Community rights (including pubs)
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*Minister for Secondary Legislation
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==

Revision as of 03:44, 23 August 2017

Jake Berry is a British politician who has been the Conservative Party MP for Rossendale and Darwen since 2010.[1]

He was appointed a junior minister at the Department for Communities and Local Government on 14 June 2017, with responsibility for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth) [2]

Berry previously was parliamentary private secretary to the chief secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands from From May 2015[3] until 2017.

Berry was elected in 2010 with a majority vote of 4,493 and increased that to 5,654 in the May 2015 general election.

=Ministerial responsibilities 2017

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth) The minister is responsible for:

  • The Northern Powerhouse
  • Mayors and devolution
  • Local growth – policy and initiatives (eg enterprise zones, high streets, coastal communities)
  • Place-based initiatives (eg Thames Estuary Growth Commission)
  • Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) policy
  • Inward investment and infrastructure (including High Speed 2)
  • European Regional Development Fund, and UK Shared Prosperity Fund
  • Resilience and Emergencies
  • Community rights (including pubs)
  • Minister for Secondary Legislation

Affiliations

Contact

Parliamentary

  • Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
  • Telephone: 020 7219 7214
  • Email: jake.berry.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

  • Address: 4 Mount Terrace, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8SF
  • Telephone: 01706 215547

Web & Social media

Notes

  1. Jake Berry, UK Parliament, 10 September 2013.
  2. [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth), gov.uk, accessed 23 August 2017
  3. Guido Fawkes PPS reshuffle in full, 29 May 2015, accessed 1 June 2015.