The Honourable Mr Justice Swift has been appointed deputy chair of the Boundary Commission for England (BCE).
He will hold the role from 16 February 2024 to 15 February 2027.
The BCE is an advisory non-departmental public body sponsored by the Cabinet Office.
As required by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, The Boundary Commission for England reviews the parliamentary constituencies in England every five years.

According to RAC analysis of government statistics, council road maintenance in England dropped by 45 per cent in 2022/23 compared to five years ago. This amounts to 3,366 fewer miles receiving any kind of improvement work.
The figures show that 764 miles of A roads were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2022/23, this is a 37 per cent decrease (458 miles) from 1,222 in 2017/2018.
For minor roads listed as B, C, and unclassified, the numbers were 3,380 in the last financial year compared to 6,288 five years before, marking a drop of 46 per cent (2,908 miles).

Changes to a Scottish Government benefit will see an estimated 20,000 people able to access money to help with the cost of food shopping.

£4.7 billion of reallocated HS2 funding has been invested into the North and Midlands through the Local Transport Fund in an attempt to improve local connections, the Department for Transport has announced today.

The Scottish government has released legislation to propose a ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes by April 2025.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) closed the doors at 1 Victoria Street in London to "generate substantial savings."

40 projects across England are set to benefit from £25 million of funding to use nature to increase flood resilience.
Community, charity and council projects will use natural processes like planting trees and creating wetlands to reduce the risk of flooding.
natural flood management processes protect, restore, and mimic the natural functions of catchments, floodplains and the coast to slow and store water.

Cat Little has been appointed the new civil service chief operating officer and permanent secretary to the cabinet office.
Little is currently second permanent secretary at HM Treasury and head of the Government Finance Function. She was appointed by the cabinet secretary with the approval of the prime minister following an open competition.

The government has introduced gigabit networks to more than one million homes, businesses and public buildings with the aim to connect hard-to-reach communities.

The UK government has withdrawn from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) after the failure of efforts to deliver net zero.