Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection)
Organisations:
Department for Business and Trade
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- employment rights
- labour market enforcement
- consumer protection and competition policy
- retail and hospitality
- consumer goods
- product safety
- Department Corporate Minister
Public bodies:
- Low Pay Commission
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
- British Hallmarking Council
- Competition Service
- Groceries Code Adjudicator
- Pubs Code Adjudicator
- Competition Appeal Tribunal
- Central Arbitration Committee
- Certification Officer
Previous holders of this role
Kate Dearden MP
2025 to 2026