Minister of State for Social Security and Disability
Appearance
United Kingdom Minister of State for Social Security and Disability | |
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![]() Royal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government | |
since 8 July 2024 | |
Department for Work and Pensions | |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Inaugural holder | Alf Morris |
Formation | 1974 |
Website | Official website |
The Minister of State for Social Security and Disability 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 also been known as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.
The current holder is Sir Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.[2]
Current Portfolio
[edit]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
[edit]- 11 March 1974 – 1979: Alf Morris, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disablement) at the Department of Health and Social Security[3]
- 7 May 1979 – 1981: Reg Prentice, Minister of State (Social Security), DHSS[4]
- 5 January 1981 – 1983: Hugh Rossi, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)[5]
- 13 June 1983 – 1984: Tony Newton, Minister for the Disabled (Parliamentary Under-Secretary), DHSS[6]
- 11 September 1984 – 1986: Tony Newton, Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled (DHSS)[6]
- 1986 – 1987 general election: John Major, Minister of State for Social Security[7] and the Disabled (DHSS)[8][9][10]
- 1987[8]–1994: Nicholas Scott, as Minister of State, Department of Social Security[11]
- 20 July 1994 – 5 July 1995: William Hague, Minister of State, DSS (with responsibility for Social Security and Disabled People)[12]
- 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997: Alistair Burt, Minister for Disabled People (Minister of State, DSS)[13]
- 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 | ||||
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People | ||||||||
Paul Boateng[14] | ![]() |
4 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | Blair (I) (II) (III) | |||
Margaret Hodge[15] | ![]() |
29 July 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | ||||
Maria Eagle[16] | ![]() |
11 June 2001 | 17 June 2005 | Labour | ||||
Anne McGuire[17] | ![]() |
17 June 2005 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | ||||
Brown | ||||||||
Jonathan Shaw[18] | ![]() |
5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | ||||
Maria Miller[19] | ![]() |
12 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron-Clegg | |||
Esther McVey[20] | ![]() |
4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | ||||
Minister of State for Disabled People | ||||||||
Mike Penning[21] | ![]() |
7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | Cameron-Clegg | |||
Mark Harper[22] | ![]() |
15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 | Conservative | ||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People | ||||||||
Justin Tomlinson[23] | ![]() |
8 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron (II) | |||
Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health | ||||||||
Penny Mordaunt[24] | ![]() |
15 July 2016 | 9 November 2017 | Conservative | May (I) (II) | |||
Sarah Newton[25] | ![]() |
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 | 12 April 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work | ||||||||
Mims Davies | ![]() |
12 April 2024 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Minister of State for Social Security and Disability | ||||||||
Stephen Timms | ![]() |
8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer |
See also
[edit]- Department of Health and Social Security 11 March 1974 to 25 July 1988
- Department of Social Security 25 July 1988 to
- Department for Work and Pensions 8 June 2001 to present
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work: Responsibilities". gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Minister of State for Social Security and Disability". Gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Morris of Manchester". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Prentice". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rossi, Sir Hugh (Alexis Louis)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Newton of Braintree". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Major, Rt Hon. Sir John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b "Supplementary Benefit (1986)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 16 December 1986.
- ^ Major, John (2000). John Major: The Autobiography. London: HarperCollins. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-0-00-257004-6.
- ^ Seldon, Anthony (1998) [1997]. Major: A Political Life. London: Phoenix Books. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7538-0145-1.
- ^ Barnes, John (10 January 2005). "Sir Nicholas Scott". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Rt Hon William Hague MP – profile". Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- ^ "Burt, Rt Hon. Alistair (James Hendrie)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Lord Boateng". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Maria Eagle MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Rt Hon Dame Anne McGuire". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Jonathan Shaw". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Rt Hon Maria Miller MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Rt Hon Esther McVey MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Rt Hon Mark Harper MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Justin Tomlinson MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Sarah Newton MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2018.