Minister of State for Social Security and Disability
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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.
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Social Security and Disability | |
|---|---|
.svg) Royal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government | |
| 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 current holder is Sir Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.[2]
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 – 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
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