Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety
The parliamentary under-secretary of state for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety is a junior position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government.[1]
| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety | |
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| 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 |
History
editBetween 2021 and 2024 the role was known as parliamentary under-secretary of state for Tech and the Digital Economy. The position was originally part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport but was moved to the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the February 2023 cabinet reshuffle.
Responsibilities
editThe minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
- Online safety and counter-disinformation
- Digital Markets Unit
- Tech policy and market facing technology, including skills
- National Data Library
- International strategy, including electronic trade
- Economic security
- Technology diffusion
- Technology investment
- National security and resilience
- Geospatial Commission
List of officeholders
edit| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | ||||||
| Chris Philp | 
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16 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| Damian Collins | 
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8 July 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson Liz Truss | |
| Paul Scully | 
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27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
| Saqib Bhatti | 
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13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future Digital Economy and Online Safety | ||||||
| The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch |
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9 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour Party | Keir Starmer | |
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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