Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports
Gareth Thomas MP
Biography
Gareth Thomas was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Businesses and Exports) at the Department for Business and Trade on 9 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Harrow West in July 2024.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports
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