Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Lords)

Current role holder: Baroness Sherlock OBE

Responsibilities

  • DWP Lords spokesperson 

  • Departmental oversight including Commercial and Research 

  • Legislation Coordination 

  • Disadvantaged Groups 

  • Shadow Fraud in the House of Lords 

  • Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) Oversight 

  • Child Maintenance, Family Test and Reducing Parental Conflict

Current role holder

Baroness Sherlock OBE

Baroness Sherlock OBE was appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions on 17 December 2024. She was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Work and Pensions from 9 July 2024 to 17 December 2024.

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