Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety

Organisations: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety (shared with Department for Business and Trade) is responsible for:

• Online safety and counter-disinformation
• Digital Markets Unit
• Tech policy and market facing technology, including skills
• National Data Library
• International strategy, including electronic trade
• Economic security
• Technology diffusion
• Technology investment
• National security and resilience
• Geospatial Commission

Previous holders of this role

1. Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

   2024 to 2025

Announcements

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• Government investment for mentoring, funding access and skills development to spark tech innovation outside capital
  • 16 July 2025
  • Press release
• Colin Hughes appointed Chair of Ordnance Survey
  • 14 January 2025
  • Press release
• UK Statement at WTO AI Conference
  • 22 November 2024
  • Speech
• OS named future operator of National Underground Asset Register
  • 08 October 2024
  • Press release
• FOI2024-00072: Redecoration and renovation costs in DSIT
  • 02 July 2024
  • Foi release

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