Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
British government minister
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The Minister for Work and Pensions, or Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the House of Lords,[1] is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government. It is currently held by Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock, who took the office on 9 July 2024.[2]
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
on advice of the Prime Minister
| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
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| Department for Work and Pensions | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | www |
Responsibilities
The minister's responsibilities include:
- spokesperson for DWP business in the House of Lords
- child maintenance
- family test
- parental conflict
- legislation and statutory instruments strategy
- Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) relationship management
- Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments, Sure Start Maternity grants, Funeral Expenses Payment scheme and Budgeting loans)
- bereavement benefits
- supported accommodation
- Support for Mortgage Interest
- maternity benefits
- departmental planning and performance management, including oversight of: the single departmental plan, including tracking progress against manifesto commitments other external reporting and governance requirements
- departmental business, including oversight of: departmental capability in commercial and digital affairs commercial contracting policy
- transparency and data-sharing issues
- research and trialling
- Office for Nuclear Regulation
Ministers for Work and Pensions
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | |||||||
| Reginald Wells-Pestell, Baron Wells-Pestell | 3 January 1979 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Callaghan | |||
| George Young | 7 May 1979 | 15 September 1981 | Conservative | Thatcher I | |||
| Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton |  |
15 September 1981 | 6 April 1982 | ||||
| David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne |  |
6 April 1982 | 14 June 1983 | ||||
| Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur |  |
14 June 1983 | 26 March 1985 | Thatcher II | |||
| Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington | 30 March 1985 | 13 June 1987 | |||||
| Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale |  |
13 June 1987 | 25 July 1988 | Thatcher III | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Social Security | |||||||
| Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale | |
25 July 1988 | 26 July 1989 | Conservative | Thatcher III | ||
| Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley |  |
25 July 1989 | 16 September 1993 | ||||
| Major I | |||||||
| Major II | |||||||
| William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor |  |
16 September 1993 | 20 July 1994 | ||||
| Minister of State for Social Security | |||||||
| John MacKay, Baron MacKay of Ardbrecknish | 5 July 1995 | 4 May 1997 | Conservative | Major II | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security | |||||||
| Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham |  |
6 May 1997 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | Blair I | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |||||||
| Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham | |
11 June 2001 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | Blair II | ||
| Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath |  |
10 May 2005 | 4 January 2007 | Labour | Blair III | ||
| Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton | .jpg) |
8 January 2007 | 6 May 2010 | Labour | Brown | ||
| Minister of State for Welfare Reform[3] | |||||||
| David Freud, Baron Freud | .jpg) |
11 May 2010 | 21 December 2016 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | ||
| Cameron II | |||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |||||||
| Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley | .jpg) |
21 December 2016 | 15 June 2017 | Conservative | May I | ||
| Peta Buscombe, Baroness Buscombe |  |
11 June 2017 | 30 July 2019 | Conservative | May II | ||
| Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott |  |
30 July 2019 | 1 January 2023 | Conservative | Johnson I & II Truss Sunak | ||
| James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie |  |
1 January 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | ||
| Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock |  |
9 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer Burnham | ||