The Cabinet - Correct as of 3 October 2008

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service
The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Rt Hon David Miliband MP

Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP

Secretary of State for Defence
The Rt Hon John Hutton MP

Secretary of State for Health
The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP

Secretary of State for International Development
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
The Rt Hon Peter Mandelson

Leader of the House of Commons (and Lord Privy Seal); Minister for Women; and Labour Party Chair
The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Rt Hon James Purnell MP

Secretary of State for Transport
The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
The Rt Hon Ed Balls MP

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP

Leader of the House of Lords (and Lord President of the Council)
The Rt Hon Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP

Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
The Rt Hon John Denham MP

Secretary of State for Wales
The Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP

Secretary of State for Scotland
The Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP

LAW OFFICERS
Attorney General - The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
Solicitor General - Vera Baird QC MP
Advocate General for Scotland - Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC

HM TREASURY
Financial Secretary - The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP
Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP**** (jointly with the Home Office)
Economic Secretary - Ian Pearson MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
Exchequer Secretary - Angela Eagle MP
Financial Services Secretary - Paul Myners CBEJ

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Minister of State (Europe) - The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP***
Minister of State (Middle East and Africa) - The Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown**
Minister of State - Bill Rammell MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gillian Merron MP

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Minister of State - The Rt Hon David Hanson MP
Minister of State - Michael Wills MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Bridget Prentice MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Shahid Malik MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Lord Bach (and Lord in Waiting)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with the Government Equalities Office)

HOME OFFICE
Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP (jointly with HM Treasury
Minister of State - Vernon Coaker MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Meg Hillier MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Alan Campbell MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Admiral Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP
Minister of State - Ben Bradshaw MP (and Minister for the South West)
Minister of State - Phil Hope MP (and Minister for the East Midlands)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Professor Lord Darzi of Denham KBE
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann Keen MP

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM
Minister of State - Pat McFadden MP
Minister of State - Gareth Thomas MP (jointly with Department for International Development)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ian Pearson MP (jointly with HM Treasury)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Stephen Carter CBE (jointly with Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Shriti Vadera (jointly with Cabinet Office)

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Jane Kennedy MP
Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE (jointly with Department of Energy and Climate Change); and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Huw Irranca-Davies MP

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Minister of State - Gareth Thomas MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ivan Lewis MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Michael Foster MP

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - The Rt Hon Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Quentin Davies MP*
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Kevan Jones MP*

OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Parliamentary Secretary - Chris Bryant MP*

EQUALITIES OFFICE
Parliamentary Secretary - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)

DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP**
Minister of State - John Healey MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - lain Wright MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Andrews QBE
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sadiq Khan MP

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Minister of State - Lord Adonis
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jim Fitzpatrick MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Paul Clark MP*

DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP*** (and Minister for the North West)
Minister of State - Jim Knight MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Minister of State - Mike O'Brien MP
Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath QBE (jointly with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs); and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Joan Ruddock MP

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP** (and Minister for London)
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP (and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jonathan Shaw MP (and Minister for the South East)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Kitty Ussher MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord MacKenzie of Luton

NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
Minister of State - Paul Goggins MP

DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Barbara Follett MP (and Minister for the East of England)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gerry Sutcliffe MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Stephen Carter CBE (jointly with Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)

DEPARTMENT FOR INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES AND SKILLS
Minister of State - David Lammy MP
Minister of State - Lord Drayson* & **
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sion Simon MP*
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Lord Young of Norwood Green (and Lord in Waiting)

WALES OFFICE
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Wayne David MP

SCOTLAND OFFICE
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann McKechin MP

CABINET OFFICE
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster - Liam Byrne.'**
Parliamentary Secretary - Tom Watson MP
Parliamentary Secretary - Kevin Brennan MP
Parliamentary Secretary - Baroness Shriti Vadera (jointly with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)

Minister for the Olympics and Paymaster General - The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP***

WHIPS - HOUSE OF COMMONS
Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) - Nick Brown MP** (and Minister for the North East)
Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) - Thomas McAvoy MP
Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) - John Spellar MP
Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household) - Claire Ward MP

JUNIOR LORDS OF THE TREASURY
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Steve McCabe MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Frank Roy MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - David Watts MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Tony Cunningham MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Bob Blizzard MP

ASSISTANT WHIPS
Assistant Government Whip - Diana Johnson MP
Assistant Government Whip - Mark Tami MP
Assistant Government Whip - Dawn Butler MP
Assistant Government Whip - Helen Goodman MP
Assistant Government Whip - Helen Jones MP
Assistant Government Whip - Ian Lucas MP
Assistant Government Whip - Ian Austin MP (and Minister for the West Midlands)
Assistant Government Whip - Barbara Keeley MP*
Assistant Government Whip - Chris Mole MP*

WHIPS - HOUSE OF LORDS
Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) - Lord Bassam of Brighton
Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) - Lord Davies of Oldman

BARONESSES AND LORDS IN WAITING
Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Thornton
Lord in Waiting - Lord Bach (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice*)
Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton*
Lord in Waiting - Lord Tunnicliffe
Lord in Waiting - Lord Young of Norwood Green (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills*)
Lord in Waiting - Lord Patel of Bradford
Lord in Waiting - Lord Brett*

* unpaid
** attends Cabinet
*** attends Cabinet when Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda
**** with responsibility for revenue protection at the border

Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister
Angela E Smith MP
Jon Trickett MP

Governmental Representatives
Malcolm Wicks MP - Special representative of the Prime Minister on international energy issues working with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Mark Lazarowicz MP - Special representative of the Prime Minister on carbon trading working with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
The Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP - Special representative for conflict resolution mechanisms working with the Foreign Secretary and the Secretaries of State for International Development and Defence

Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP Faith Groups
Stephen Ladyman MP South East
Ian Cawsey MP Animal Welfare
Martin Salter MP Environment
Dawn Butler MP Youth

Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP - Europe
Rt Hon David Blunkett MP - Voluntary Sector
Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP - Children
David Hamilton MP  - Scotland
Nick Ainger MP  - Wales
Alan Whitehead MP - Local Government
Chris Bryant MP  - Constitutional Reform
John Mann - Drugs and Alcohol
Sion Simon MP - Law and Order
Barbara Keeley - Social Care
Eric Joyce MP - International Security
Ann McKechin MP - International Development
Mary Creagh MP  - Public Health
Gordon Marsden - Coastal Towns