The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences is a junior position in the
Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherw ...
in the
British government. It is currently vacant since 20 September 2022.
The role was formerly known as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Science, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care Quality.
This position has always been performed by a member of the
House of Lords
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
. As of 2022, the most recent incumbent was
Lord Kamall, between 17 September 2021 and 20 September 2022.
Responsibility
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences leads on the following policy areas:
*Life sciences
*Medicines
*Research
*International diplomacy and relations
*Data and technology
*NHS security management, including cyber security
*Sponsorship of
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency,
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care in England that publishes guidelines in four areas:
* the use of health technologies withi ...
,
Health Research Authority
The Health Research Authority (HRA) is an arm’s length body of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in England. The HRA exists to provide a unified national system for the governance of health research. The current chair of the HRA is ...
, and
NHS Business Services Authority
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care which provides a number of support services to the National Health Service in England and Wales. It was create ...
List of ministers
See also
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List of government ministers of the United Kingdom
The following is a list of ministerial offices in the Government of the United Kingdom. The highest ranking ministers are Cabinet ministers or also attend Cabinet.
Prime Minister's Office
* Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister has concurrent ...
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (or just Parliamentary Secretary, particularly in departments not led by a Secretary of State) is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the UK government, immediately junior to a Minister ...
References
Department of Health and Social Care
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and government structures
Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom
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