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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls)

Satvir Kaur MP

Biography

Satvir Kaur was appointed jointly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office on 22 July 2026.

She was previously Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office between 7 September 2025 and 22 July 2026.

She was elected as the MP for Southampton Test in July 2024.

Satvir was on maternity leave from 7 September 2025 until 22 February 2026, with a phased return from January 2026.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)

The Minister’s responsibilities are:

  • Driving effective action on race equality
  • Bill Minister for the Equality (Race & Disability) Bill
  • Sponsorship of the Race Equality Engagement Group chaired by Baroness Lawrence
  • Equality data and analysis

More about this role

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Home Office, and Office for Equality and Opportunity

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls)

The Minister’s responsibilities are:

  • safeguarding
  • rape and serious sexual offences
  • violent crime and domestic abuse
  • child sexual abuse and exploitation
  • violence against women and girls (VAWG)
  • modern slavery
  • victims
  • spiking
  • oversight of arm’s length bodies
    • Disclosure and Barring Service

More about this role

Home Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government