Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets)

Organisations: Department for Business and Trade

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

  • employment rights
  • regulation
  • consumer protection
  • competition policy
  • subsidy control
  • corporate governance
  • Smart Data
  • audit 
  • insolvency 
  • postal services (including Royal Mail)
  • corporate minister (SR/Business)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is responsible for the following public bodies:

  • Low Pay Commission
  • Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
  • Companies House
  • Competition and Markets Authority
  • The Insolvency Service
  • Competition Service
  • Competition Appeal Tribunal
  • Central Arbitration Committee
  • Certification Officer
  • Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
  • Groceries Code Adjudicator
  • Pubs Code Adjudicator
  • British Hallmarking Council
  • Financial Reporting Council
  • Regulatory Policy Committee

Previous holders of this role

  1. Justin Madders MP

    2024 to 2025