Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work

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Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
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Official portrait of Mims Davies MP 2020.jpg
Incumbent
Mims Davies
since 14 December 2023
Department for Work and Pensions
Appointer The Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Inaugural holder Alf Morris
Formation1974
Website Official website

The Minister 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 also been known as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.

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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]

  • Universal Credit
  • Disability Living Allowance
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • Employment and Support Allowance
  • Attendance Allowance
  • Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
  • Carer's Allowance

List of ministers

NamePortraitTerm of officePartyMinistry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
Paul Boateng [16] Official portrait of Lord Boateng, 2020.jpg 4 May 199727 October 1998 Labour Blair
(I)(II)(III)
Margaret Hodge [17] Official portrait of Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP crop 2.jpg 29 July 199811 June 2001Labour
Maria Eagle [18] Official portrait of Maria Eagle MP crop 2.jpg 11 June 200117 June 2005Labour
Anne McGuire [19] AnneMcGuireMPPortrait.jpg 17 June 20055 October 2008Labour
Brown
Jonathan Shaw [20] Jonathan Shaw.jpg 5 October 200811 May 2010Labour
Maria Miller [21] Official portrait of Rt Hon Maria Miller MP crop 2.jpg 12 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative Cameron-Clegg
Esther McVey [22] Official portrait of Esther McVey crop 2.jpg 4 September 2012 7 October 2013Conservative
Minister of State for Disabled People
Mike Penning [23] Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP crop 2.jpg 7 October 201315 July 2014 Conservative Cameron-Clegg
Mark Harper [24] Official portrait of Rt Hon Mark Harper MP crop 2.jpg 15 July 20148 May 2015 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People
Justin Tomlinson [25] Official portrait of Justin Tomlinson MP crop 2.jpg 8 May 201515 July 2016 Conservative Cameron
(II)
Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health
Penny Mordaunt [26] Official portrait of Penny Mordaunt crop 2.jpg 15 July 20169 November 2017 Conservative May
(I)(II)
Sarah Newton [27] Official portrait of Sarah Newton.jpg 9 November 201713 March 2019 Conservative
Justin Tomlinson Official portrait of Justin Tomlinson MP crop 2.jpg 4 April 2019 16 September 2021 Conservative May
(II)
Johnson
(I)(II)
Chloe Smith Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg 16 September 2021 6 September 2022 Conservative
Johnson
(II)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Claire Coutinho Official portrait of Claire Coutinho MP crop 2.jpg 21 September 202228 October 2022 Conservative Truss
Sunak
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Tom Pursglove Official portrait of Tom Pursglove MP crop 2.jpg 28 October 20227 December 2023 Conservative Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Mims Davies Mims Davies.jpg 14 December 202312 April 2024 Conservative Sunak
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
Mims Davies Mims Davies.jpg 12 April 2024Incumbent Conservative Sunak

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