Minister of State for the Future of Work
Ministerial position in the British government
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The Minister of State for the Future of Work is a ministerial position in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade in the British Government.
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NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer
- The Monarch
- on the advice of the Prime Minister
| United Kingdom Minister of State for the Future of Work | |
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| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
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| Website | www |
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The position was previously housed within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Responsibilities
As of 2023, the Minister has the following areas of regulation and governance within their portfolio:[1]
- Make Work Pay
- industrial relations
- parental leave and pay review
- labour market enforcement
- consumer protection
- competition policy
- retail and hospitality
- consumer goods
- product safety
- Post Office
- postal services
- Covid loans
- AI and the workforce
- Post Office
- Low Pay Commission
- Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
- Fair Work Agency
- Pubs Code Adjudicator
- British Hallmarking Council
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Competition Service
- Competition Appeal Tribunal
- Central Arbitration Committee
- Certification Officer
List of ministers
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
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| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Firms, Trade & Industry | ||||||||
| Barbara Roche MP for Hornsey and Wood Green |
6 May 1997 | 4 January 1999 | Labour | Blair I | ||||
| Michael Wills MP for North Swindon |
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4 January 1999 | 29 July 1999 | Labour | ||||
| Alan Johnson MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle |
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29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | ||||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competition, Consumers & Markets | ||||||||
| Melanie Johnson MP for Welwyn Hatfield |
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8 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | Blair II | |||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations & Consumer Affairs | ||||||||
| Gerry Sutcliffe MP for Bradford South |
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13 June 2003 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Blair II & III | |||
| Jim Fitzpatrick MP for Poplar and Canning Town |
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5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Blair III | |||
| Minister of State for Employment Relations | ||||||||
| Pat McFadden MP for Wolverhampton South East |
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28 June 2007 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | Brown | |||
| Minister of State for Business, Innovation, and Skills | ||||||||
| Pat McFadden MP for Wolverhampton South East |
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9 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Brown | |||
| Minister of State for Business and Enterprise | ||||||||
| Mark Prisk MP for Hertford and Stortford |
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13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | |||
| Michael Fallon MP for Sevenoaks |
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4 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | ||||
| Matt Hancock MP for West Suffolk |
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15 July 2014 | 11 May 2015 | Conservative | ||||
| Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise | ||||||||
| Anna Soubry MP for Broxtowe |
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11 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron II | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility | ||||||||
| Margot James MP for Stourbridge |
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17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 | Conservative | May I & II | |||
| Andrew Griffiths MP for Burton |
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9 January 2018 | 13 July 2018 | Conservative | May II | |||
| Kelly Tolhurst MP for Rochester and Strood |
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19 July 2018 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | May II | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets | ||||||||
| Paul Scully MP for Sutton and Cheam |
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13 February 2020 | 8 July 2022 | Conservative | Johnson II | |||
| Jane Hunt MP for Loughborough |
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8 July 2022 | 8 September 2022 | Conservative | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets | ||||||||
| Dean Russell MP for Watford |
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20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Truss | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business | ||||||||
| Kevin Hollinrake MP for Thirsk and Malton |
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27 October 2022 | 26 March 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
| Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business | ||||||||
| Kevin Hollinrake MP for Thirsk and Malton |
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26 March 2024 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets | ||||||||
| Justin Madders MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
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9 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 | Labour | Starmer | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection | ||||||||
| Kate Dearden MP for Halifax |
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7 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 | Labour | Starmer | |||
| Minister of State for the Future of Work | ||||||||
| Kate Dearden MP for Halifax |
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21 July 2026 | Incumbent | Labour | Burnham | |||