Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)

Stephen Morgan MP

Biography

Stephen Morgan was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education) at the Department for Education on 9 July 2024.

He was elected as the Labour MP for Portsmouth South in June 2017.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)

The minister’s responsibilities include:

  • early years education including for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
  • childcare and the home learning environment
  • early years workforce
  • early communication skills and early intervention
  • breakfast clubs
  • school food, including free school meals
  • independent schools
  • maintenance and improvement of the education estate
  • environmental sustainability in the education sectors
  • school attendance, including register of children who are not in school
  • mental health support in schools
  • safeguarding, online safety and prevention of serious violence in schools and post-16 settings
  • counter extremism in schools and post-16 settings
  • behaviour, preventing bullying and exclusions in schools
  • use of data, digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in education
  • use of research, science and evidence within the Department for Education

More about this role

Department for Education