Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention leads on the following policy areas:

  • mental health
  • suicide prevention
  • maternity care
  • women’s health and children’s health
  • prison health services
  • health and work
  • blood and transplants, including organ donation

Ministerial lead for:

  • NHS Blood and Transplant
  • Human Tissue Authority
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Previous holders of this role

  1. Jackie Doyle-Price MP

    2018 to 2019