Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Digital ID)

Organisations: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is a joint Minister between the Cabinet Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), responsible for supporting and providing assurance to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office and the Secretary of State for DSIT on the design and cross-government delivery of the digital ID programme. 

He will work closely with the Minister for Digital Government and Data, who retains ownership of related areas including data policy and other government digital products. 

The minister is responsible for

• Digital ID