Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Organisations: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Department for International Development, and Home Office

Responsibilities

The minister will be responsible for co-ordinating work across government to resettle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK. He will advise the Home Secretary, Communities Secretary and Prime Minister on the implementation of the scheme.

He will co-ordinate with local authorities, the devolved administrations and non-governmental organisations on the arrangements for housing and supporting resettled Syrian refugees in the UK. He will also lead engagement with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to ensure the UK government supports and assists their resettlement work.

Previous holders of this role

  1. Lord Harrington

    2015 to 2016