▁appointed ▁G ove ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁H ous ing ▁Sp okes man . ▁G ove ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁influ ential ▁set ▁of ▁Conserv atives , ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁Set , ▁which ▁includes : ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on , ▁former ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁George ▁Os bor ne , ▁Edward ▁Va ize y , ▁Nicholas ▁B oles ▁and ▁Rach el ▁Wh et stone . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁G ove ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Sh adow ▁Cab inet ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Children , ▁School s ▁and ▁Famil ies ▁( a ▁newly ▁created ▁department ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Gordon ▁Brown ), ▁shadow ing ▁Ed ▁B alls . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁most ▁of ▁G ove ' s ▁questions ▁in ▁Commons ▁deb ates ▁concerned ▁children , ▁schools ▁and ▁families , ▁education , ▁local ▁government , ▁council ▁tax , ▁foreign ▁affairs , ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Michael ▁Port illo ▁back ed ▁G ove ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁serious ▁cont ender ▁in ▁a ▁future ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁leadership , ▁though ▁G ove ▁had ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁that ▁" I ' m ▁constitution ally ▁in cap able ▁of ▁it . ▁There ' s ▁a ▁special ▁extra ▁quality ▁you ▁need ▁that ▁is ▁in defin able , ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁I ▁don ' t