The line-up of Theresa May’s front-bench has been finalised with a raft of new appointments.

Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, has been assigned to the Department for Education (DfE) as the Skills Minister.

Mr Boles resigned from the post just hours before Theresa May was confirmed as the new Prime Minister.

His successor-in-waiting, a former minister without a portfolio, will be responsible for skills, apprenticeships and education.

Mr Halfon is a known supporter of on-the-job training, having won an award from training provider Avanta in 2013 for his work promoting apprenticeships.

Elsewhere, Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell has been appointed to the role of housing and planning minister and minister for London.

He said he was looking forward to working with councils, housing associations and developers to boost Britain’s housing stock.

Working within the Department for Communities and Local Government, he will answer to Sajid Javid.

Brandon Lewis, former Housing and Planning Minister, has been moved to the Home Office.

Mrs May has also put Ipswich MP Ben Gummer in charge of overseeing the Government’s construction strategy.

Among his responsibilities will be procurements, cost-cutting, and implementing BIM.

His appointment comes after the Government committed to saving £1.7 billion from the cost of public construction works.

During Theresa May’s first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister on Monday, she called on ministers to help her build education, skills and social mobility to allow everyone to prosper.

She added that the new Government should focus on the needs of working people, and not just the privileged few.

Mrs May’s reshuffle follows David Cameron’s resignation in the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.

Since winning the race to become Britain’s new Prime Minister, Mrs May has reshaped the Government, with only a handful of her predecessor’s top team keeping their jobs.