United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Royal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Mims Davies
since 14 December 2023
Department for Work and Pensions
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Inaugural holderAlf Morris
Formation1974
WebsiteOfficial website

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work is a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for disabled people.[1] The role has been previously known as the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.

The position was made vacant following Tom Pursglove's move to Minister of State for Legal Migration and Delivery.[2] On 14 December 2023, it was confirmed that the dedicated ministerial role would be scrapped, and the responsibilities would be handed to an existing minister.[3] Mims Davies took up the portfolio, alongside her role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression.[4]

Current Portfolio

The minister's responsibilities includes the following:[1]

  • Cross-government disability issues
  • Work and health strategy, including sponsorship of the Joint Work and Health Unit
  • Disability employment, including Disability Confident, Work Choice, Access to Work, the Work and Health Programme and mental health in the workplace
  • Support for those at risk of falling out of work, including occupational health and Statutory Sick Pay
  • Financial support for sick and disabled claimants, including within:
  • Universal Credit
  • Disability Living Allowance
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • Employment and Support Allowance
  • Attendance Allowance
  • Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
  • Carer's Allowance
  • Specific welfare and health-related issues, including Motability and arms-length compensation schemes
  • Oversight of the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Nuclear Regulation

List of ministers

  • 11 March 1974 Alf Morris Parliamentary Under-Secretary (DHSS) (Disablement)
  • 7 May 1979 Reg Prentice Minister of State (DHSS) (Social Security)
  • 5 January 1981 Hugh Rossi Minister of State (DHSS) (Social Security)
  • 13 June 1983 Rhodes Boyson Minister of State (DHSS) (Social Security)
  • 11 September 1984 Tony Newton Minister of State (DHSS) (Social Security and Disabled)
  • Minister of State (Department of Social Security) — 20 July 1994 – 5 July 1995
  • Minister (Department of Social Security) (Disabled) — 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) — 6 May 1997 – 28 October 1998
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities) — 28 July 1998 – 10 June 2001
Name Portrait Term of office Party Ministry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
Paul Boateng[5] 4 May 1997 27 October 1998 Labour Blair
(I) (II) (III)
Margaret Hodge[6] 29 July 1998 11 June 2001 Labour
Maria Eagle[7] 11 June 2001 17 June 2005 Labour
Anne McGuire[8] 17 June 2005 5 October 2008 Labour
Brown
Jonathan Shaw[9] 5 October 2008 11 May 2010 Labour
Maria Miller[10] 12 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative Cameron-Clegg
Esther McVey[11] 4 September 2012 7 October 2013 Conservative
Minister of State for Disabled People
Mike Penning[12] 7 October 2013 15 July 2014 Conservative Cameron-Clegg
Mark Harper[13] 15 July 2014 8 May 2015 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
Justin Tomlinson[14] 8 May 2015 15 July 2016 Conservative Cameron
(II)
Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health
Penny Mordaunt[15] 15 July 2016 9 November 2017 Conservative May
(I) (II)
Sarah Newton[16] 9 November 2017 13 March 2019 Conservative
Justin Tomlinson 4 April 2019 16 September 2021 Conservative May
(II)
Johnson
(I) (II)
Chloe Smith 16 September 2021 6 September 2022 Conservative
Johnson
(II)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Claire Coutinho 21 September 2022 28 October 2022 Conservative Truss
Sunak
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Tom Pursglove 28 October 2022 7 December 2023 Conservative Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Mims Davies 14 December 2023 Incumbent Conservative Sunak

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work: Responsibilities". gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. ↑ Quinn, Ben (2023-12-14). "Anger as Sunak scraps dedicated minister for disabled people". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Government scraps dedicated minister for disabled people". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  5. ↑ "Lord Boateng". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Maria Eagle MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rt Hon Dame Anne McGuire". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jonathan Shaw". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rt Hon Maria Miller MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Rt Hon Esther McVey MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Rt Hon Mark Harper MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Justin Tomlinson MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sarah Newton MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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