Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Peter Kyle MP
Biography
Peter Kyle was appointed Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Hove and Portslade in July 2024.
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Responsibilities include:
- Online Safety Bill
- oversight of science and technology
- economic and national security
- skills and talent
- landscape review
- research bureaucracy
- regulation
- overall R&D budget
- Horizon Europe
- Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) relationship
- OneWeb shareholding
- British Technology Investments Ltd