Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Lords)

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions
Current role holder: Baroness Sherlock OBE

Responsibilities

  • DWP Lords spokesperson
  • departmental oversight including Commercial, Estates and Research
  • legislation coordination
  • disadvantaged groups
  • Shadow lead on Fraud legislation in the House of Lords
  • Social Security Advisory Committee oversight
  • Child Maintenance, Family Test and Reducing Parental Conflict

Current role holder

Baroness Sherlock OBE

Baroness Sherlock OBE was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Work and Pensions on 9 July 2024.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. Viscount Younger of Leckie

    2023 to 2024

  2. Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott OBE DL

    2022 to 2023