Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Science and Investment Security)

Organisations: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

  • science and research (domestic and international) 
  • Horizon Europe membership 
  • innovation strategy / science superpower 
  • critical minerals and critical mineral supply chains 
  • maritime and shipbuilding 
  • life sciences (including vaccine production) 
  • space strategy (excluding OneWeb) 
  • technology, strategy and security 
  • artificial intelligence (including the Office for AI) 
  • fusion 
  • R&D people and culture strategy 
  • research approvals 

Supporting the Secretary of State on:

  • investment security
  • investment pipeline and opportunities
  • UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)

Previous holders of this role

  1. Nusrat Ghani MP

    2022 to 2022