Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection)
Kate Dearden MP
Biography
Kate Dearden was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade on 7 September 2025.
She was previously Assistant Whip, House of Commons between 18 July 2024 and 7 September 2025. She was elected as the MP for Halifax in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection)
Her portfolio includes:
- employment rights
- labour market enforcement
- consumer protection
- retail and hospitality
- consumer goods
- product safety
- Department Corporate Minister
- competition policy
Public bodies:
- Low Pay Commission
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
- British Hallmarking Council
- Competition Service
- Groceries Code Adjudicator
- Pubs Code Adjudicator
- Competition Appeal Tribunal
- Central Arbitration Committee
- Certification Officer