Josh Simons MP
Biography
Josh Simons MP was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 9 January 2026. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office on 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Makerfield in July 2024.
Josh Simons is acting as maternity cover for Satvir Kaur MP, who is currently on maternity leave.
Parliamentary Secretary
The Parliamentary Secretary is responsible for supporting the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Cabinet Office on coordination and delivery of cross-government priorities.
In particular, the Minister’s responsibilities are to support the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Cabinet Office on:
- Inquiries policy
- Infected blood compensation delivery
- Public service reform
- Counter-fraud
- UK Statistics Authority sponsorship
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
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