Resignations from government: 8 May 2015

The Queen has approved the following resignations from government:

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council

• Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

• First Secretary of State, and Leader of the House of Commons, Rt Hon William Hague
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Rt Hon Tom Brake MP and Assistant Government Whip

HM Treasury

• Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Danny Alexander

Home Office

• Minister of State, Rt Hon Lynne Featherstone

Ministry of Justice

• Minister of State, Rt Hon Simon Hughes

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

• Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills; and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Jo Swinson (jointly with the Department for Education)

Department for Work and Pensions

• Minister of State, Rt Hon Steve Webb

Department of Health

• Minister of State, Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP

Department for Communities and Local Government

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Stephen Williams

Department for Education

• Minister of State, Rt Hon David Laws (jointly with the Cabinet Office)

Department for International Development

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Baroness Northover

Scotland Office

• Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP

Department of Energy and Climate Change

• Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Rt Hon Edward Davey

Department for Transport

• Minister of State, Baroness Kramer

Wales Office

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Baroness Randerson

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Dan Rogerson

Office of the Advocate General for Scotland

• Advocate General for Scotland, Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC (and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)

Whips, House of Commons

• Deputy Chief Whip (Comptroller of HM Household), Rt Hon Don Foster
• Assistant Government Whip, Lorely Burt

Whips, House of Lords

• Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard), Lord Newby OBE
• Baroness in Waiting, Baroness Garden of Frognal
• Baroness in Waiting, Baroness Jolly
• Lord in Waiting, Lord Wallace of Saltaire