Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement

Organisations: Ministry of Defence

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State is responsible for the Equipment Plan, defence industry and exports, science and technology including:

  • Equipment Plan delivery
  • the nuclear enterprise
  • DE&S reform
  • defence exports
  • innovation
  • science and technology including Dstl
  • information computer technology
  • the Gulf and Asia Pacific
  • the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO)
  • Scotland and Wales

Previous holders of this role

  1. Harriett Baldwin MP

    2016 to 2018

  2. Philip Dunne MP

    2015 to 2016