Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Organisations: Department of Health and Social Care

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lords) leads on the following policy areas:

• research, life sciences and NHS innovation
• medicines pricing and regulation
• data, digital and technology, including cyber security
• global development and trade
• rare diseases
• income generation

Ministerial lead for:

• NHS Business Services Authority
• NHS Digital
• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• Health Research Authority

In addition, she represents the government on all aspects of health in the House of Lords.

Previous holders of this role

1. Baroness Blackwood

   2019 to 2020

2. Lord O'Shaughnessy

   2016 to 2018

3. Lord Prior of Brampton

   2015 to 2016

Announcements

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• Government to invest over £130 million in new tech to tackle cancer and debilitating illnesses
  • 09 September 2019
  • Press release
• We need national debate on rare diseases to offer the best possible care
  • 10 July 2019
  • Speech
• Leading the world in developing innovative technologies for patients
  • 13 June 2019
  • Speech
• Investment to transform access to data to help pioneer new patient treatments
  • 06 May 2019
  • Press release
• Creating one of the most exciting health innovation systems in the world
  • 02 May 2019
  • Speech
• Building a digitally enabled NHS
  • 27 March 2019
  • Speech
• Building public trust for the use of patient data
  • 14 March 2019
  • Speech
• We must bring an end to the diagnostic odyssey of rare diseases
  • 28 February 2019
  • Speech
• NHS prescription charges from April 2019
  • 21 February 2019
  • Written statement
• New guidance to help NHS patients benefit from digital technology
  • 05 September 2018
  • News story

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