Tory MP John Penrose has been confirmed as the new minster responsible for licensing.
Despite widespread speculation the brief would go to the Home Office, the DCMS confirmed that its minister John Penrose will be responsible for licensing. Tourism also falls under Penrose’s brief.
Penrose, Conservative MP for Weston-Super-Mare, also holds the post as under-secretary of state at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The MP’s professional career included stints as a banker at JP Morgan, management consultant, and book publishing. He is also a Cambridge law graduate. Other ministers at the DCMS are Hugh Robertson as minister for sport and the Olympics and Ed Vaizey takes up the role of minster for culture. Jeremy Hunt is Culture Secretary and is in charge of the overall department.
Taken from: The Publican
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