The Minister of State for Defence is a mid-level position in the

Ministry of Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in state ...

in the British government. It is currently held by Baroness Goldie, who took the office on 26 July 2019.

Responsibilities

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© Crown copyright. *Corporate governance including transformation programme; single departmental plan, risk reporting and health, safety and security *Future relations with

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...

*Engagement with retired senior Defence personnel and wider opinion formers *Arms control and counter-proliferation, including export licensing and chemical and biological weapons *Community engagement *Equality, diversity and inclusion *

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is the UK's agency for providing hydrographic and marine geospatial data to mariners and maritime organisations across the world. The UKHO is a trading fund of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and is ...

*Statutory Instrument programme * Australia, Asia and Far East defence engagement * Defence Fire and Rescue Service *Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland devolved authorities *Ship wrecks, museums and heritage *Commemorations, ceremonial duties, medallic recognition and protocol policy *Casework *

Ministry of Defence Police The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The MDP's primary responsibilities are to provide armed security and counter terrorism services to designated hig ...

List

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: .

References

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