Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change

The position of Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change was a middle-ranking ministerial position in the Government of the United Kingdom. Holders of this office deputised for the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. When the DECC was dissolved in 2016, this office fell out of use.

The portfolio now belongs to the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Responsibilities

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• Electricity and gas markets
• New energy infrastructure
• Energy security
• Oil and gas policy, including shale gas
• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Geological disposal facility
• New nuclear, Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and renewables
• Nuclear safety and regulation
• International energy

Ministers

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• Andrea Leadsom, 2015-2016
• Matthew Hancock, 2014-2015
• Michael Fallon, 2013-2014
• John Hayes, 2012-2013
• Charles Hendry, 2010 to 2012

See also

• Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
• Department of Energy and Climate Change