The Prime Minister has asked Edward to join the Government, appointing him as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).

In advance of Drowning Prevention Week 2018, Edward has met with the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), the drowning prevention charity and leading provider of water safety education, to hear about their work & campaigns to help keep people safe around water, and prevent drowning.

Edward has met with supporters of the charity Guide Dogs in Parliament to get a further update on the charity's campaign to tackle pavement parking, and to express his continued support for the charity's work to ensure that blind and partially-sighted people can get along a pavement free from dan

Edward has joined representatives of the British Red Cross and Aviva to meet volunteers and support their new scheme called community Reserve Volunteers, which will create a national network of people ready to help in a local emergency.

Edward has joined the team from the Alzheimers Society at an event in Parliament, where he added his support to their campaign to ensure we all 'Unite to Fix Dementia', and seize the opportunity offered by the Government's Social Care Green Paper this year.

Edward has joined representatives of Parkinson's UK and fellow parliamentarians for the launch of a new report: Mental Health Matters Too on the care of people with Parkinson's experiencing anxiety, depression, and mental health issues.

Edward has met with representatives of the Wildlife Trusts in Parliament to discuss their work locally in the Midlands, and to hear from them about their new report, Towards a wilder Britain.

Edward has joined the Speaker of the House of Commons, fellow MPs and supporters of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and I CAN (the children's communication charity) for the parliamentary launch of their report: "Bercow: Ten Years On" on the state of provision for child

Edward has joined fellow MP, Zac Goldsmith, and scientists and staff from Kew Gardens for the parliamentary launch of their first ever Science Collections Strategy.

Edward has met with local Severn Trent Water apprentices, and Severn Trent CEO Liv Garfield, at an event in Parliament to highlight the value and importance of apprenticeships as a route into an engineering career, and the company's award-winning apprenticeship scheme.