Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women)
Organisations:
Government Equalities Office, Equality Hub, Race Disparity Unit, and Department for Business and Trade
Responsibilities
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) is responsible for:
- driving women’s policy and the government’s wider priorities for women and girls, including tackling violence against women and girls (with the Minister for Safeguarding)
- tackling maternal and mental health disparities for minority groups
- supporting improvements to the provision and accessibility of childcare to support working parents
- progressing the Worker Protection Bill through Parliament
- delivery of the government’s Inclusive Britain Action Plan
- sponsorship of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Previous holders of this role
-
Maria Caulfield
2022 to 2024