Stewart gets Defra role after Tory election win

摘要

Rory Stewart has replaced Dan Rogerson at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The Conservative MP for Penrith and The Border, who was among 13 junior ministerial appointments by Prime Minister David Cameron, joins the department as Parliamentary Undersecretary of State. Further detailsofjobresponsi-bilities will be released within the next few weeks, including whether Stewart will take over the recycling brief. If he were to do so he would be tasked with ensuring that the UK is equipped to meet its 50% by 2020 recycling target. The progression towards that aim, which would prevent an EU fine, appears to have stalled of late and leading recycling and waste industry figures have been eagerly awaiting communication from a new minister.