Neil O'Brien MP

Biography

Neil O’Brien was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care between 7 September 2022 and 13 November 2023.

He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 19 September 2021 and 6 July 2022.

He was first elected Conservative MP for Harborough in June 2017.

Neil was previously Special Adviser to Prime Minister Theresa May on the Economy and Industrial Strategy. Between November 2012 and July 2016 he was Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, working on the Northern Powerhouse among other projects.

Between August 2018 and July 2019, Neil was PPS to ministers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. From November 2020 to September 2021 he was Co-Chair of the Conservative Party Policy Board, and from May 2021 he was the Prime Minister’s Levelling Up Adviser.

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• £267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment
  • 13 November 2023
  • Press release
• Charities voice support for government's smokefree plans
  • 19 October 2023
  • Press release
• New support for NHS to treat gambling addiction
  • 17 October 2023
  • Press release
• Government seeks views on improving alcohol treatment services
  • 16 October 2023
  • Press release
• Action taken to help promote no and low-alcohol drinks
  • 28 September 2023
  • Press release
• 95% of ex-smokers see positive changes soon after quitting
  • 20 September 2023
  • Press release
• All GP surgeries in England to have digital phone lines by March 2024
  • 18 August 2023
  • Press release
• New plan to deliver high quality PE and sport for all pupils
  • 19 July 2023
  • Press release
• Free sight tests for special schools
  • 19 June 2023
  • Press release
• Free prescription age frozen at 60
  • 15 June 2023
  • Press release

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