Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets[1] is a ministerial position in the Department for Business and Trade in the British Government. It is currently held by Justin Madders

United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets
since 9 July 2024
Department for Business and Trade
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure

The position was previously housed within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Responsibilities

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As of 2023, the Minister has the following areas of regulation and governance within their portfolio:

  • small business and enterprise
  • scale up strategy
  • access to finance
  • labour market and employment rights (including National Minimum Wage)
  • postal services (including Royal Mail)
  • consumer and competition policy (including subsidy control)
  • mutual recognition of professional qualifications
  • Office for Product Safety and Standards
  • levelling up and regional growth
  • corporate governance and transparency
  • audit and insolvency
  • hospitality
  • retail
  • consumer goods
  • personal care
  • Post Office Limited
  • British Business Bank
  • Low Pay Commission
  • ACAS
  • Small Business Commissioner
  • Companies House
  • Competition & Markets Authority
  • Competition Service
  • The Insolvency Service
  • Competition Appeal Tribunal
  • Central Arbitration Committee
  • Certification Officer
  • Office of Manpower Economics
  • Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
  • Groceries Code Adjudicator
  • Pub Code Adjudicator
  • British Hallmarking Council
  • Financial Reporting Council
  • Regulatory Policy Committee

List of ministers

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Name Portrait Took office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise
Mark Prisk
MP for Hertford and Stortford
  13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
Michael Fallon
MP for Sevenoaks
  4 September 2012 15 July 2014 Conservative David Cameron
Matt Hancock
MP for West Suffolk
  15 July 2014 11 May 2015 Conservative David Cameron
Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise
Anna Soubry
MP for Broxtowe
  11 May 2015 15 July 2016 Conservative David Cameron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
Margot James
MP for Stourbridge
  17 July 2016 9 January 2018 Conservative Theresa May
Andrew Griffiths
MP for Burton
  9 January 2018 13 July 2018 Conservative Theresa May
Kelly Tolhurst
MP for Rochester and Strood
  19 July 2018 13 February 2020 Conservative Theresa May

Boris Johnson

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets
Paul Scully
MP for Sutton and Cheam
  13 February 2020 8 July 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson
Jane Hunt
MP for Loughborough
  8 July 2022 8 September 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets
Dean Russell
MP for Watford
  20 September 2022 27 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
Kevin Hollinrake
MP for Thirsk and Malton
  27 October 2022 26 March 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
Kevin Hollinrake
MP for Thirsk and Malton
  26 March 2024 5 July 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets
Justin Madders
MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
  9 July 2024 Incumbent Labour Keir Starmer

References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-25.