Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

  • disability policy
  • oversight of Disability Unit, and convenor of Disability Champions
  • Work and Health strategy, including sponsorship of the joint Department for Work and Pensions / Department for Health and Social Care Work and Health Unit, and disability benefit reform
  • Disability Employment
  • Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and supporting Minister of State on legacy benefits
  • Carer’s Allowance
  • Devolution Framework
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Serious Case Panel
  • cross DWP Spokesperson – Shadowing Lords

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP

    2022 to 2022