Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Business and Industry

Contents

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Industrial Strategy
  • Industrial Strategy delivery
• Sector Deals
• aerospace
• advanced manufacturing
• materials, including steel
• automotive
• nuclear
• infrastructure and construction
• professional services
• rail supply chain
• defence
• maritime
• Pubs Code policy
• supply chains

Current role holder: Richard Harrington MP

Richard Harrington was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 14 June 2017.

He served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 17 July 2016 to 14 June 2017. He was elected as Conservative MP for Watford in May 2010.

Education

Richard attended Leeds Grammar school and was awarded a scholarship to Oxford University, studying law at Keble College.

Political career

He previously served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State jointly at the Home Office, the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Department for International Development from September 2015 until July 2016.

Career outside politics

His business career started with the John Lewis Partnership and he eventually ran a business, which at its peak had 2,000 employees in 7 countries.

More about this person

Previous holders of this role

1. Jesse Norman MP

   • 2016 to 2017

Announcements

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1. Multi-million pound investment for the latest aerospace manufacturing and engine technology

   • 17 May 2018
   • Press release

2. Government updates takeover rules in line with technology developments

   • 15 March 2018
   • Press release

3. Transformational investment in off-road self-driving technology

   • 25 February 2018
   • Press release

4. Local communities to give views on permanent disposal of radioactive waste

   • 25 January 2018
   • Press release

5. Business and Energy Secretary discusses closer research and development ties with French ministers

   • 18 January 2018
   • News story

6. Chair for the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management standing down

   • 21 December 2017
   • News story

7. Boost to remote island wind projects as consultation launched

   • 15 December 2017
   • Press release

8. Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) annual conference 2017

   • 7 December 2017
   • Speech

9. Government to support development of next-generation nuclear technology

   • 7 December 2017
   • Press release

10. Hydraulic fracturing consent

    • 29 November 2017
    • Statement to Parliament

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