Minister for Disabled People
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| United Kingdom Minister of State for Disabled People | |
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| Department for Work and Pensions | |
| Appointer | Elizabeth II |
| Formation | 1974 |
| Website | Official website |
The Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health is a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for disabled people.[1]
Current Portfolio
The minister's responsibilities include 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
Ministers for Disabled People
- 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 | Prime Minister | |||
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Disabled People |
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| Paul Boateng[2] | File:Official portrait of Lord Boateng, 2020.jpg | 4 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Margaret Hodge[3] | File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP crop 2.jpg | 29 July 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | |||
| Maria Eagle[4] | File:Official portrait of Maria Eagle MP crop 2.jpg | 11 June 2001 | 17 June 2005 | Labour | |||
| Anne McGuire[5] | File:AnneMcGuireMPPortrait.jpg | 17 June 2005 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | |||
| Gordon Brown | |||||||
| Jonathan Shaw[6] | File:Jonathan Shaw.jpg | 5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | |||
| Maria Miller[7] | File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Maria Miller MP crop 2.jpg | 12 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
| Esther McVey[8] | File:Official portrait of Esther McVey crop 2.jpg | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | |||
| Minister of State Disabled People |
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Minister of the Disabled
With a tenure of four years and six days, Eagle was the longest-serving Parliamentary Secretary; with over one year and nine months, Tomlinson is the longest-serving Minister of State so far.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work: Responsibilities". gov.uk. gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ "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.
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