Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports)

Organisations: Department for Business and Trade

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

  • local growth
  • small businesses
  • Post Office
  • scale-ups
  • retail and hospitality
  • Professional and Business Services
  • access to finance 
  • Ukraine reconstruction
  • export strategy
  • export support service
  • outward direct investment 
  • trade missions, shows and campaigns
  • Osaka Expo
  • UK Export Finance (UKEF)
  • trade envoys

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State is responsible for the following public bodies:

  • Post Office
  • British Business Bank
  • Small Business Commissioner