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  • DAERA welcomes appointments to the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB)

    Date published: 29 January 2024

    DAERA has welcomed the announcement of the appointment of Grace Nesbitt OBE as the new Chairperson of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB).

    The announcement was made today by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon. Chris Heaton-Harris MP.

    The Secretary of State also announced the appointment of two new independent board members Gerard Laverty and Kevin McCabe.

    The appointments will be for a period of three years from the date of appointment, with the possibility of further reappointment to a second term.

    Notes to editors:

    1. The appointment was announced by the NIO today. Download the announcement.
    2. In the absence of Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive, these appointments were made under the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022.
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    4. All media queries should be directed to the DAERA Press Office at: pressoffice.group@daera-ni.gov.uk
    5. The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service for media enquiries only between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.

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