The GSD Leader, Keith Azopardi, has today announced adjusted Shadow Responsibilities in the context of Lawrence Llamas’ return to the GSD.

These are as follows:

Elliott Phillips: Housing, Employment, Training and Skills, Parliamentary Reform and Governance, Civil Aviation


Roy Clinton: Economy, Public Finance, Gibraltar Savings Bank, Public Sector Efficiency and Procurement, Inward Investment, Small Business, Telecoms, Heritage

Trevor Hammond: Brexit and European Affairs and Constitutional Reform, Environment [including Health and Safety], Tourism, Transport and Traffic, the Port, Planning, Civil Contingencies

Edwin Reyes: Education, Sports and Leisure, Culture, Public Sector (including Civil Service issues) and MOD Industrial Relations

Daniel Feetham: Justice (including the emergency services, fire, customs, prison and the police), Civil Rights, Equality and Exchange of Information, Financial Services and Gaming,

Lawrence Llamas: Health and Care (including Social Services and Drugs); Youth, Families, Children and the Elderly, Utilities (Electricity and Water) and e-government.

The main change is Mr Llamas taking conduct of the Health and Care portfolio as well as other responsibilities.

Stemming from that, Elliott Phillips, who formerly had the Health portfolio has been reassigned other responsibilities including the Employment, Training and Skills agenda.

The GSD says that, while the responsibilities for Constitutional Reform and Parliamentary Reform and Governance are matters which Mr Azopardi leads on, he has assigned the conduct of those matters within Parliament to Trevor Hammond and Elliott Phillips respectively who will work closely with him on such matters.

As the House is presently engaged in a Question & Answer session which has been tabled under the old responsibilities these new Shadow Responsibilities are effective from the end of the current Q&A session.

As foreshadowed during the press conference last week Mr Azopardi has also asked Damon Bossino to take on a number of duties to assist the Executive, MPs and him in necessary work ahead of the election. Specifically, Mr Azopardi has asked Mr Bossino to spearhead the work on reform of the Party’s constitution and to have a role as General Spokesman on issues to assist the Party’s presentation of policy.

Mr Azopardi said: “These changes allow a greater sharing of responsibilities within the Parliamentary team and the integration of Damon as part of a strengthened wider team. This builds on other changes that we have introduced and the participation of numerous new individuals across the new structures we have created. All in all it will help to continue to make us more effective and responsive to people’s needs.”

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