Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Organisations:
Department of Health and Social Care
Current role holder:
Andrew Gwynne MP
Responsibilities
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention is responsible for:
- health protection:
- COVID-19
- environmental health
- infectious diseases
- seasonal immunisations
- routine immunisations
- Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
- pandemic preparedness
- emergency response
- antimicrobial resistance
- chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats
- health improvement:
- diet and obesity
- addiction, including tobacco, alcohol, drugs and gambling
- NHS Health Check
- health inequalities
- child health and family services
- work and health
- sexual health, including HIV
- international:
- World Health Organization and international engagement
- EU and trade
- devolved administrations
- crown dependencies and overseas territories
- overseas development aid programmes, including Public Health Rapid Support Team
- major and long-term conditions:
- cancer prevention and strategy
- diabetes
- cardiovascular diseases
- rare diseases
- long-term conditions
- screening
- sponsorship of:
- UK Health Security Agency
- Food Standards Agency
Current role holder
Andrew Gwynne MP
Andrew Gwynne was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 9 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Gorton and Denton in July 2024.