Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)

Current role holder: Stephen Morgan MP

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities include:

early years education including for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
childcare and the home learning environment
early years workforce
early communication skills and early intervention
breakfast clubs
school food, including free school meals
independent schools
maintenance and improvement of the education estate
environmental sustainability in the education sectors
school attendance, including register of children who are not in school
mental health support in schools
safeguarding, online safety and prevention of serious violence in schools and post-16 settings
counter extremism in schools and post-16 settings
behaviour, preventing bullying and exclusions in schools
use of data, digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in education
use of research, science and evidence within the Department for Education

Stephen Morgan was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education) at the Department for Education on 9 July 2024.

He was elected as the Labour MP for Portsmouth South in June 2017.