After the 6 May 2010 general election, Lord Henley was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in the Cameron Ministry. He was promoted to Minister of State at the Home Office on 16 September 2011, with special responsibility for crime prevention and anti-social behaviour reduction, replacing Baroness Browning who stepped down for health reasons.
Following the 6 May 2010 general election, Lord Henley was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Defra in the Cameron government. He was subsequently promoted to Minister of State at the Home Office on September 16, 2011, with a focus on crime prevention and anti-social behavior reduction, replacing Baroness Browning who left due to health concerns.