Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Minister for Growth)
Responsibilities
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (XST) is the Growth Minister and is responsible for:
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The Treasury’s input to:
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Workforce policy, including global talent and migration
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devolution policy, including: regional growth, cities and elements of housing and planning reform
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Net Zero, including Great British Energy, decarbonisation, and green industries
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Industrial Strategy
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Innovation including R&D, AI, digital economy and diffusion
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Inward and foreign direct investment (non-FS), including HMT’ s oversight of the Office for Investment and investor relations
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Procurement and commercial strategy
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Economic and business regulation and competition
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Reforms to the UK’s Public Financial Institutions, including driving growth via the National Wealth Fund and British Business Bank
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Business engagement (non-FS)
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The Crown Estate
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Departmental minister for HM Treasury Group (including responsibility for the Darlington campus)
Current role holder
Daniel Tomlinson MP
Daniel Tomlinson MP was appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) and Minister for Growth jointly in the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury on 22 July 2026.
He was previously Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) in His Majesty’s Treasury between 1 September 2025 and 22 July 2026.
He was elected as the MP for Chipping Barnet in July 2024.
Previous holders of this role
The Rt Hon James Murray MP
2024 to 2025
Gareth Davies MP
2023 to 2024
James Cartlidge MP
2022 to 2023
Felicity Buchan
2022 to 2022
Alan Mak MP
2022 to 2022
Helen Whately MP
2021 to 2022
The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP
2020 to 2021
The Rt Hon Simon Clarke
2019 to 2020
The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
2018 to 2019
Andrew Jones
2017 to 2018
The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP
2015 to 2016
The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
2014 to 2015
The Rt Hon David Gauke
2010 to 2014