Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
Junior minister in the British Government
United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 5 July 2024 | |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | |
Style | Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 2021 |
First holder | Chris Philp |
Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--144 |
The parliamentary under-secretary of state for tech and the digital economy is a junior position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government.[1].
The role was created out of the minister of state for digital and culture at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Responsibilities
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
- Digital Strategy (including Digital Regulation and Digital Markets)
- Tech Policy
- Office for AI
- Online Harms
- Online advertising
- International strategy
- Digital Standards
- Economic security
- Gambling and Lotteries
- Overall legislation and SIs
List of officeholders
Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister | ||
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | ||||||
Chris Philp | ![]() | 16 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
Damian Collins | ![]() | 8 July 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson Liz Truss | |
Paul Scully | ![]() | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
Saqib Bhatti | ![]() | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy)". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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Headquarters: 100 Parliament Street
- Secretary of State: Peter Kyle MP
- Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation: The Lord Vallance of Balham
- Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Intellectual Property
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
- Permanent Secretary: Sarah Munby
- Government Chief Scientific Adviser: Dame Angela McLean
- Building Digital UK
- Intellectual Property Office
- Met Office
- UK Space Agency
Non-departmental
public bodies
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Tribunal |
- National Physical Laboratory
- Ordnance Survey
- British Technology Investments
- Incubator for Artificial Intelligence
- Government Office for Science
- Ofcom
- Phone-paid Services Authority
- Regulatory Horizons Council
- UK Shared Business Services
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