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Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Stephen Barclay MP
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Biography
Stephen Barclay was appointed as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on 16 November 2018.
He was previously Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Care from January to November 2018. Stephen was also previously Economic Secretary to the Treasury from June 2017 to January 2018.
He served as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) from July 2016 to June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire in May 2010.
Education
Stephen was educated at King Edward VII School in Lytham St. Annes Lancashire before reading history at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He later studied law at the College of Law, Chester.
Political career
From 2010 to 2014 Stephen served on the Public Accounts Committee which scrutinises government spending. Stephen served as Assistant Government Whip from May 2015 until July 2016.
Career outside politics
Stephen qualified as a solicitor in 1998. He worked as an insurance company lawyer for Axa Insurance, as a regulator for the Financial Services Authority, and as Director of Regulatory Affairs and then Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions at Barclays Retail Bank.
Personal life
Stephen is married and has 2 children.
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
The Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Responsibilities include:
● Policy work to support the UK’s negotiations to leave the European Union and to establish the future relationship between the EU and the UK
● Conducting the negotiations in support of the Prime Minister including supporting bilateral discussions on EU exit with other European countries
● Working closely with the UK’s devolved administrations, Parliament, and a wide range of other interested parties on the approach to negotiations
● Leading and co-ordinating cross-government work to seize the opportunities and ensure a smooth process of exit on the best possible terms
Previous roles in government
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Minister of State for Health
- 2018 to 2018
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Economic Secretary to the Treasury
- 2017 to 2018
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Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- 2016 to 2017
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Assistant Government Whip
- 2015 to 2016
Announcements
Subscriptions
- Secretary of State: Statement to Parliament in response to the CJEU's ruling on the Wightman Article 50 case
- Secretary of State: Statement to parliament closing the first day of debate on the Withdrawal Agreement
- Multi-million pound investment in new ambulances for the NHS
- NHS Improvement's remit for 2018 to 2019
- Supporting Papers - Growing a Culture of Social Impact Investing
- Protecting the future of peer-to-peer lending
- UK establishes new money laundering watchdog
- Over 900,000 more customers open fee-free basic bank accounts
- Economic talks herald Golden Era in UK-China relations
- Business set to benefit from new Insurance Linked Securities rules