Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• disability policy
• oversight of Disability Unit, and convenor of Disability Champions
• Work and Health strategy, including sponsorship of the joint Department for Work and Pensions / Department for Health and Social Care Work and Health Unit, and disability benefit reform
• Disability Employment
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and supporting Minister of State on legacy benefits
• Carer’s Allowance
• Devolution Framework
• Health and Safety Executive
• Serious Case Panel
• cross DWP Spokesperson – Shadowing Lords

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP

   2022 to 2022