Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (or just Parliamentary Secretary, particularly in departments not led by a Secretary of State)[1] is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the UK government, immediately junior to a Minister of State, which is itself junior to a Secretary of State.[2]
Background
The
The limit on the number of unpaid Parliamentary Secretaries is given by the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, ensuring that no more than 95 government ministers of any kind can sit in the House of Commons at any one time; there is no upper bound to the number of unpaid ministers sitting in the House of Lords.[4][5][6]
The position should not be confused with the
Of his tenure as an under-secretary in
Current Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State
This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (January 2024) |
The current Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State are:[9]
- HM Treasury
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (see Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for European Neighbourhood and the Americas[10]
- Home Office (see Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration and Future Borders
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts(joint with Ministry of Justice)
- Cabinet Office
- Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Implementation)[11]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans
- Parliamentary Secretary (
- Ministry of Justice
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts(joint with Home Office)
- Ministry of Defence
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences[12]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and Public Health[13]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care[14]
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation[15]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility
- Department for International Trade
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports (joint with UK Export Finance)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Department for Education
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Farming, Fisheries and Food
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Rough Sleeping
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith and Communities[16]
- Department for Transport
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
- Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
- Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital Infrastructure
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage[17]
- Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society)[18]
- UK Export Finance
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports (joint with Department for International Trade)
Historic Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State
- Department for Exiting the European Union
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Technology
- Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Technology
- Foreign affairs and Defence
- Under-Secretary of State for Air
- Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
- Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
- Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- Under-Secretary of State for India
- Under-Secretary of State for War
- Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
See also
References
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- ^ HM Government. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975, c.27". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ a b Maer, Lucinda; Kelly, Richard (10 August 2017). "Limitations on the number of Ministers" (PDF). Briefing Paper (3378). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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(help) - ^ "House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, c.24". Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Maer, Lucinda (4 September 2017). "Ministers in the House of Lords" (PDF). Briefing Paper (5226). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Parliamentary Private Secretaries - Glossary page". UK Parliament website. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/93731. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Ministers - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Minister of State for Europe - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Implementation) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for vaccines and public health) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Patient Safety and Primary Care) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Faith and Communities) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Civil Society) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.