Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development)

Organisations: Department for International Development and Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Responsibilities

The Minister’s responsibilities include:

• Overseas Territories (except Falklands and Gibraltar) & Polar Regions
• Caribbean
• Children, Youth and Education (including girls’ education)
• Gender Equality and Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights
• Inclusive societies (LGBT, civil society, disability, ageing, social protection, Leave No One Behind)
• Global Partnerships and Sustainable Development Goals
• Departmental operations: Finance and Protocol

Previous holders of this role

1. Baroness Sugg CBE

   2020 to 2020

Announcements

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• Investing in education and accelerating action on the SDGs
  • 16 July 2020
  • Speech
• Supporting every child's right to quality education
  • 14 July 2020
  • Speech
• UK supports overseas territories in coronavirus (COVID-19) battle
  • 10 June 2020
  • Press release
• Charter flights from Caribbean Islands for British travellers to return to the UK
  • 23 May 2020
  • Press release
• UK Armed Forces step up support to the Caribbean Overseas Territories during coronavirus pandemic
  • 19 May 2020
  • Press release
• Charter flight from Jamaica for British travellers seeking to return to the UK
  • 01 May 2020
  • Press release
• Charter flight from Guyana for stranded British nationals
  • 29 April 2020
  • Press release

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