Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Responsibilities
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (XST) is responsible for:
- The UK tax system including:
- Direct, indirect, business, property, and personal taxation (except for taxes covered by EST)
- European and other international tax issues
- Customs and VAT at the border
- The Finance Bill and the National Insurance Bill
- Indirect taxes, including stakeholder engagement on excise duties and excise fraud and law enforcement.
- Tax administration policy
- Input to Investment Zones and Freeports focussing on tax and customs elements
- Taxation of charities, the voluntary sector and gift aid
- Energy, environment and climate taxes (including transport taxes)
- Energy profits Levy
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury is the departmental Minister for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Valuation Office Agency, and the Government’s Actuary’s Department.
Current role holder
Daniel Tomlinson MP
Daniel Tomlinson MP was appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) in His Majesty’s Treasury on 1 September 2025.
Previous holders of this role
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James Murray MP
2024 to 2025
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Gareth Davies MP
2023 to 2024
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James Cartlidge MP
2022 to 2023
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Felicity Buchan
2022 to 2022
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Alan Mak MP
2022 to 2022
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Helen Whately MP
2021 to 2022
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The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP
2020 to 2021
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The Rt Hon Simon Clarke
2019 to 2020
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The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
2018 to 2019
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Andrew Jones
2017 to 2018
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The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP
2015 to 2016
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The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
2014 to 2015
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The Rt Hon David Gauke
2010 to 2014