Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Organisations: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Responsibilities

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. See junior ministers roles for individual portfolio areas.

• Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
• Minister of State
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP

   2025 to 2026

2. The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP

   2024 to 2025

3. The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan

   2023 to 2024

4. The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan

   2023 to 2023

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• Seven non-executive members appointed to Information Commission Board as chair recruitment launches
  • 15 July 2026
  • News story
• New social media curfews and crackdown on addictive features to better protect 16- and 17-year-olds online
  • 15 July 2026
  • Press release
• UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments
  • 09 July 2026
  • Press release
• Businesses across Britain sign up to Cyber Resilience Pledge as ministers urge firms to strengthen cyber defences
  • 07 July 2026
  • Press release
• Improved family leave and flexible working to signal step change in support for women researchers
  • 01 July 2026
  • Press release
• Pioneering projects to transform obesity care, backed by £85 million from government and industry
  • 27 June 2026
  • Press release
• Liz Kendall's statement on children and social media
  • 15 June 2026
  • Oral statement
• Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back
  • 15 June 2026
  • Press release
• June progress statement: letter from DSIT Secretary of State to Ofcom Chair and CEO
  • 15 June 2026
  • Correspondence
• Britain powers ahead on AI with billions of pounds of new investment and thousands of jobs secured as London Tech Week wraps up
  • 12 June 2026
  • Press release

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