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LIST OF MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Including Executive Agencies and Non-Ministerial Departments

CABINET OFFICE

August 2020

LIST OF MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND NON-MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS

CONTENTS

Page Part I List of Cabinet Ministers 2-3 Part II Alphabetical List of Ministers 4-7 Part III Ministerial Departments and Responsibilities 8-73 Part IV Executive Agencies 74-85 Part V Non-Ministerial Departments 86-92 Part VI Government Whips in the House of Commons and 93 Part VII Government Spokespersons in the House of Lords 94-95 Part VIII Index 96-98

Information contained in this document can also be found on Ministers’ pages on GOV.UK and: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministers-and-responsibilities

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I - LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS

The Rt Hon MP Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Minister for the Union

The Rt Hon MP Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Rt Hon MP Minister for the , Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

The Rt Hon QC MP and Secretary of State for Justice

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Defence

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, Minister for Women and Equalities

The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Rt Hon CBE Secretary of State for Education MP

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Transport

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for

The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Leader of the House of Lords, Bowes Park

The Rt Hon MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan Secretary of State for International Development MP

The Rt Hon MP Minister without Portfolio for the Cabinet Office

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MINISTERS ATTENDING CABINET

The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council

The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

The Rt Hon QC Attorney General MP

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I I - ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MINISTERS, GOVERNMENT WHIPS AND GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSONS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Name Department / Office Page

A ADAMS, Nigel Foreign and Commonwealth Office 33 International Development 46 AGNEW of Oulton DL, Lord Cabinet Office 14 Treasury 66 AHMAD of Wimbledon, Lord Foreign and Commonwealth Office 33 International Development 46 ANDREW, Stuart Deputy Chief Whip 93 ARGAR, Edward Health and Social Care 37 ASHTON of Hyde, Lord Chief Whip 93 ATKINS, Victoria 42

B BADENOCH, Kemi Treasury 67 International Trade 50 BARCLAY, The Rt Hon Stephen Treasury 65 BARRAN MBE, Baroness Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 21 BERRIDGE of the Vale of Catmose, Education 28 Baroness International Trade 50 BETHELL of Romford, Lord Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) 93 Health and Social Care 39 BLOOMFIELD of Hinton Waldrist, Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) 93 Baroness Secretary of State for Wales 70 BRAVERMAN, Suella Attorney General’s Office 8 BROKENSHIRE, The Rt Hon James Home Office 40 BUCKLAND QC, The Rt Hon Robert Ministry of Justice 51 BYBROOK, Baroness Baroness in Waiting 93

C CALLANAN, Lord Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 12 CAULFIELD, Maria Assistant Government Whip 93 CHALK, Alex Justice 52 Assistant Whip 93 CHURCHILL, Jo Health and Social Care 38 CLARKE, Simon Housing, Communities and Local 17 Government CLEVERLY, The Rt Hon James Foreign and Commonwealth Office 32 International Development 45 COFFEY, The Rt Hon Thérèse Work and Pensions 71 COURTOWN, Earl of Deputy Chief Whip 93

D DAVIES, David TC Assistant Whip 93 Secretary of State for Wales 70 DAVIES, Mims Work and Pensions 72 DINENAGE, Caroline Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 20 DOCHERTY, Leo Assistant Government Whip 93 DONELAN, Michelle Education 26 DORRIES, Nadine Health and Social Care 38 DOWDEN CBE, The Rt Hon Oliver Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 19 DUDDRIDGE, James Foreign and Commonwealth Office 34 International Development 47 DUGUID, David Office of the Secretary of State for 61 Scotland Government Whip 93

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E ELLIS QC, The Rt Hon Michael Attorney General’s Office 9 EUSTICE, The Rt Hon George Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 29 EVANS of Bowes Park, The Rt Hon House of Lords 58, 93 Baroness

F FORD, Vicky Education 27 FOSTER, Kevin Home Office 42 FRAZER QC, Lucy Ministry of Justice 51 FREER, Mike Government Whip 93

G GARDINER of Kimble, Lord Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 30 GIBB, The Rt Hon Nick Education 27 GLEN, John Treasury 66 GREENHALGH of Fulham , Lord Communities and Local Government 18 Home Office 42 GRIMSTONE of Boscobel, Lord Trade 49 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 11 GOLDIE DL, Baroness Defence 23 GOLDSMITH of Richmond Park, The Rt Foreign and Commonwealth Office 33 Hon Lord International Development 45 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 29 GOVE, The Rt Hon Michael Cabinet Office 13

H HALL, Luke Housing, Communities and Local 18 Government HANCOCK, The Rt Hon Matt Health and Social Care 36 HANDS, The Rt Hon Greg International Trade 49 HARRIS, Rebecca Government Whip 93 HART, Simon Secretary of State for Wales 69 HEATON-HARRIS, Chris Transport 62 HEAPPEY, James Defence 24 HOWE, The Rt Hon Earl House of Lords 58, 93 HUDDLESTON, Nigel Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 21 Assistant Government Whip 93 HUGHES, Eddie Assistant Government Whip 93

J JACK, The Rt Hon Alister Secretary of State for Scotland 60 JAYAWARDENA, Ranil Trade 50 JENRICK, The Rt Hon Robert Housing, Communities and Local 17 Government JOHNSON, The Rt Hon Boris Prime Minister’s Office 13, 59 JONES, Marcus Government Whip 93

K KEEGAN, Gillian Education 28 KEEN of Elie QC, The Rt Hon Lord Advocate General for Scotland 56 Justice 53 KWARTENG, The Rt Hon Kwasi Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 10

L LEWIS, The Rt Hon Brandon 54 LOPEZ, Julia Cabinet Office 15

M MACLEAN, Rachel Transport 63 MALTHOUSE, Kit Home Office 41 Justice 52 MERCER, Johnny Defence 25 Cabinet Office 16 MILLING, Amanda Cabinet Office 14 MORDAUNT, The Rt Hon Penny Cabinet Office 14 MORRIS, James Government Whip 93 MORTON, Wendy Foreign and Commonwealth Office 34 International Development 47

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N NORMAN, The Rt Hon Jesse Treasury 65

O OPPERMAN, Guy Work and Pensions 72

P PARKINSON of Whitley Bay, Lord Lord in Waiting 93 PATEL, The Rt Hon Priti Home Office 40 PENN, Baroness Baroness in waiting 93 PHILP, Chris Home Office 43 Justice 52 PINCHER, The Rt Hon Christopher Housing, Communities and Local 18 Government POW, Rebecca Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 30 PRENTIS, Victoria Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 31 PURSGLOVE, Tom Assistant Government Whip 93

Q QUIN, Jeremy Defence 23 QUINCE, Will Work and Pensions 73

R RAAB, The Rt Hon Dominic Foreign and Commonwealth 32 REES-MOGG, The Rt Hon Jacob Office of the Leader of the House of 57 Commons RUTLEY, David Government Whip 93

S SCOTT of Bybrook OBE, Baroness Baroness in waiting 93 SCULLY, Paul Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy 12 SHAPPS, The Rt Hon Grant Transport 62 SHARMA, The Rt Hon Alok Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy 10 SMITH, Chloe Cabinet Office 14 SOLLOWAY, Amanda Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy 11 SPENCER, The Rt Hon Mark Chief Whip 93 STEDMAN-SCOTT OBE DL, Baroness Work and Pensions 73 STEPHENSON, Andrew Transport 62 STEWART, Iain Office of the Secretary of State for 61 Scotland STUART, Graham International Trade 49 Export Finance 68 SUGG CBE, Baroness Foreign and Commonwealth Office 35 International Development 47 SUNAK, The Rt Hon Rishi Treasury 64

T THROUP, Maggie Government Whip 93 TOLHURST, Kelly Transport 63 TOMLINSON, Justin Work and Pensions 71 TOMLINSON, Michael Government Whip 93 TREVELYAN, Anne-Marie International Development 44 TRUE, Lord CBE Cabinet Office 15 TRUSS, The Rt Hon Elizabeth Trade 48 Export Finance 68

V VERE of Norbiton, Baroness Transport 63

W WALKER, Robin Northern Ireland Office 55 WALLACE, The Rt Hon Ben Defence 22 WARMAN, Matt Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 20 WHATELY, Helen Health and Social Care 37 WHITTINGDALE, The Rt Hon John Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 20 WILLIAMS of Trafford, Baroness Home Office 41 WILLIAMSON CBE, The Rt Hon Gavin Education 26

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Y YOUNGER of Leckie, Viscount Northern Ireland Office 55 Office of the Secretary of State for 61 Scotland Lord in waiting 93 Z ZAHAWI, Nadhim Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 11

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I II – MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

Correspondence Address Tel: 020 7271 2492 ​ 102 Petty France Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attor SW1H 9EA ney-generals-office Email: [email protected] ​ ​

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) supports the functions of the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (the Law Officers). The role of the Attorney General includes:

● Acting as Chief Legal Adviser to Government, Parliament and the Crown ● Superintending and having general oversight of public prosecutors ● Cabinet level membership of the Government ● Working with the Justice Secretary and the to provide a more efficient, effective and accountable criminal justice system for victims and the public ● Carrying out independent public interest litigation functions ● Promoting the rule of law at home and overseas ● Acting as leaders within the legal professional world

The Attorney General also holds the separate office of Advocate General for Northern Ireland.

Parliamentary Branch: Telephone: 020 7271 2406 Email: [email protected] ​ ​ Correspondence Section: Telephone: 020 7271 2492 Email: [email protected]

Attorney General The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP

Responsibilities include: ● Overall responsibility for the work of the Attorney General’s Office and superintended Departments (the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) ● Specific statutory duty to superintend the discharge of duties by the Director of Public Prosecutions (who heads the Crown Prosecution Service) and the Director of the Serious Fraud Office ● Non-statutory general oversight of the Services Prosecuting Authority and government prosecuting departments ● Government’s principal legal adviser dealing with (amongst others) questions of international law, human rights, devolution and COVID-19 issues ● Public interest functions, for example, reference of unduly lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal, bringing proceedings for contempt of court and intervention in certain proceedings to protect charities ● Questions of law arising on Bills and with issues of legal policy ● Legal aspects of all major international and domestic litigation involving the Government, (including matters related to future relations with the EU)

Private Office to The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP Telephone: 020 7271 2457 Email: [email protected]

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Solicitor General The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP

Responsibilities include: ● Deputising for the Attorney General and responsible for such matters as the Attorney General delegates to him ● Providing support to the Attorney General in his superintendence of the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office ● Providing support to the Attorney General on civil litigation and advice on civil law matters and on the public interest function

Private Office to the Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP Telephone: 020 7271 2457 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Attorney General’s Office

Crown Prosecution Service Government Legal Department Serious Fraud Office

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DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

1 Victoria Street Tel (Enquiries): 020 7215 5000 London Website: SW1H 0ET https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/de partment-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strat egy Email: [email protected]

Departmental Responsibilities: Our current priorities are: ● Fighting Coronavirus ● Backing business ● Unleashing innovation ● Tackling climate change

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 7215 6630 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7215 3105 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy which brings together responsibilities for business, industrial strategy, science, innovation and energy. This includes: ● Developing and delivering a comprehensive industrial strategy and leading the government’s relationship with business ● Ensuring that the country has secure energy supplies that are reliable, affordable and clean ● Ensuring the UK remains at the leading edge of science, research and innovation ● Tackling climate change ● Vaccine provision

He is also the Minister for COP 26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Private Office to The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP Telephone: 020 7215 5656 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth) The Rt Hon MP

Responsibilities include: ● Carbon budgets ● Green finance ● Energy efficiency and heat, including fuel poverty ● Clean heat ● Low carbon generation ● Energy retail markets ● Oil and gas, including shale gas ● Security of supply ● Electricity and gas wholesale markets and networks ● International energy ● International energy and climate ● Energy security, including resilience and emergency planning

Private Office to The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP Telephone: 020 7215 0934 Email: [email protected]

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Minister for Investment Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt Joint Minister with Department for International Trade

Lord Grimstone works to ensure BEIS policy and sectoral engagement is aligned with DIT’s investment objectives.

Private Office to Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt Telephone: 0207 008 8147 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Business and Industry) MP

Responsibilities include: ● Industrial Strategy delivery ● Sector Deals ● Sectoral lead: ○ Advanced manufacturing ○ Aerospace ○ Automotive ○ Materials (including steel) ○ Life sciences ○ Professional and business services ○ Nuclear ○ Infrastructure and construction ○ Rail supply chain ○ Defence ○ Maritime ● Supply chains ● National security and investment ● Local growth

Private Office to Nadhim Zahawi MP Telephone: 020 7215 0971 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) Amanda Solloway MP

Responsibilities include: ● Science and research ● Innovation ● Intellectual property ● Space ● Agri-tech ● Technology

Private Office to Amanda Solloway MP Telephone: 020 7215 5568 Email: [email protected]

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Minister for London and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets) Paul Scully MP

Responsibilities include: ● Small business and enterprise (including access to finance) ● Supporting business recovery from COVID-19 ● Consumer and competition (including competition law) ● Labour markets ● Postal affairs ● Retail sector

As Minister for London The Minister is responsible for: ● London

Private Office to Paul Scully MP Telephone: 020 7215 5933 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility) Lord Callanan

Responsibilities include: ● Lords lead on all BEIS issues ● Corporate governance ● Insolvency ● HM Land Registry ● ● Better regulation and regulatory reform ● International climate change (including International Climate Fund) ● Climate science and innovation ● Smart meters and smart systems

Private Office to Lord Callanan Telephone: 020 7215 6011 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Competition and Markets Authority HM Land Registry Office of Gas and Electricity Markets The Intellectual property Office * UK Space Agency

*The Met Office is a , operating for Government and on a commercial basis

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CABINET OFFICE

70 Whitehall Tel (Enquiries): 020 7276 1234 ​ London Website: SW1A 2AS https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ca binet-office Email: [email protected]

We support the Prime Minister and ensure the effective running of government. We are also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and we take the lead in certain critical policy areas. The Cabinet Office is a ministerial department, supported by 22 agencies and public bodies.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 0207 276 1208 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 0207 276 1208 Email: [email protected]

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Minister for the Union The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

The Prime Minister is the leader of Her Majesty's Government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the Government. The Prime Minister also oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies, chooses members of the Government, and is the principal Government figure in the House of Commons.

As Minister for the Union, the Prime Minister works to ensure that all of government is acting on behalf of the entire United Kingdom: , Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for the Cabinet Office The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP

Responsibilities include: ● Oversight of all Cabinet Office policy and appointments ● Oversight of transition period activity and our future relations with the EU ● Oversight of constitutional policy and enhancement, defending democracy and electoral law, ● Devolution issues and strengthening the Union ● Leading cross-government and public sector transformation and efficiency ● Oversight of cross-government work on veterans' issues ● Oversight of Cabinet Office responsibilities on National Security and resilience, and the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, including COVID-19 ● Supporting the coordination of the cross-government and the devolution aspects of the response to COVID-19

Private Office to The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Telephone: 020 7276 7071 Email: [email protected]

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Minister without Portfolio The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP

Private Office to the Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP Telephone: 0207 276 5658 Email: [email protected]

Paymaster General The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP

Responsibilities include: ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in coordinating the transition to our future relations with the EU ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on devolution issues relating to our future relationship with the EU and international trade ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on civil contingencies issues including COVID-19 ● Government inquiries - Infected Blood

Private Office to The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP Telephone: 0207 004 1282 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution MP

Responsibilities include: ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on constitutional policy and enhancement ● Defending democracy and electoral law ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on driving the government’s devolution agenda ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to strengthen the Union

Private Office to Chloe Smith MP Telephone: 0207 276 2249 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation Lord Agnew of Oulton DL Joint Minister with HM Treasury

Responsibilities include: Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to deliver cross-government efficiency and public sector transformation improvements including:

● Public value and planning and performance ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on cross-government functions and controls, including public bodies and Cabinet Office domestic ● Supporting procurement and other government functional activity relating to COVID-19

Private Office to Lord Agnew of Oulton DL Telephone: 0207 276 2484 Email: [email protected] ​ 14

Minister of State Lord True CBE

Responsibilities include: ● Leads on all Cabinet Office business in the Lords, including the Cabinet Office legislation programme in the Lords ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in coordinating the transition to our future relations with the EU ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on constitutional policy and enhancement

Private Office to Lord True CBE Telephone: 0207 276 0578 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Secretary Julia Lopez MP

Responsibilities include: ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Lord Agnew to deliver cross-government efficiency and public sector transformation ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in coordinating the transition to our future relations with the EU ● Supporting Cabinet Office primary legislation in the Commons and the Cabinet Office secondary legislation programme ● Oversight of Cabinet Office corporate activity, including staff within the Equalities Hub (NB. responsibility for equalities policy sits with Minister for Women & Equalities, Minister for Disabled People and XST)

Private Office to Julia Lopez MP Telephone: 0207 276 2482 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Defence People and Veterans) Johnny Mercer MP Joint Minister with Ministry of Defence

Responsibilities include: ● Civilian and service personnel policy ● Armed forces pay, pensions and compensation ● Armed Forces Covenant ● Welfare and service families ● engagement ● Equality, diversity and inclusion ● Veterans (including resettlement, transition, defence charities and Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board, and Office of Veteran Affairs) ● Legacy issues and non-operational public inquiries and inquests ● Mental health ● Defence Medical Services ● The people programme (Flexible Engagement Strategy, Future Accommodation Model and Enterprise Approach) ● Estates service family accommodation policy and engagement with welfare

Private Office to Johnny Mercer MP Telephone: 0207 218 2216 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Cabinet Office.

UK Statistics Authority Government Property Agency Crown Commercial Service

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MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

2 Marsham Street Telephone: 030 3444 0000 ​ Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/mi SW1P 4DF nistry-of-housing-communities-and-local-governm ent Email: https://forms.communities.gov.uk/ ​

Departmental responsibilities include: ● Driving up housing supply ● Increasing home ownership ● Devolving powers and budgets to boost local growth in England ● Supporting strong communities with excellent public services

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 0303 444 3407 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 0303 444 3095 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP

Responsibilities include: ● Overall leadership of the Department & strategic direction of the Department

Private Office to The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP Telephone: 0303 444 3450 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government Simon Clarke MP

Responsibilities include: ● Local Authority/ Resilience Forum COVID-19 Response ​ ​ ● Local Growth ● Devolution and Mayoral Combined Authorities ● UK Shared Prosperity Fund ● High Streets (including recovery from COVID-19) ● Towns and Cities ● Pan Regional Growth Bodies ● Local Digital ● Freeports Local Government Policy and Finance ● Transition Preparations

Private Office to Simon Clarke MP Telephone: 0303 444 3440 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State for Housing The Rt Hon MP

Responsibilities include: Housing policy: including ● MHCLG COVID-19 Shielding Programme ● Home ownership ● Housing strategy ● Social housing ● Homes England Stewardship ● Private Rented Sector ● Planning reform ● Commons Minister on Building Safety

Private Office to The Rt Christopher Pincher MP Telephone: 0303 444 0000 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State Lord Greenhalgh of Fulham Joint Minister with Home Office

Responsibilities include: ● Building Safety Programme ● Grenfell Recovery and Public Inquiry ● Communities ● Holocaust Memorial ● Faith ● Race Equality ● Hate Crime ● Integration

Private Office to Lord Greenhalgh of Fulham Telephone: 0303 444 6687 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing) Luke Hall MP

Responsibilities include: ● Homelessness and Rough Sleeping ● Supported Housing ● Leasehold & Freehold Abuses ● New Homes Ombudsman & Redress ● Troubled Families ● Domestic Abuse ● Climate Change

Private Office to Luke Hall MP Telephone: 0303 444 3460 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of Department for Communities and Local Government

Planning Inspectorate Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

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DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

100 Parliament Street Tel: 020 7211 6256 ​ London Website: www.dcms.gov.uk ​ SW1A 2BQ Email: [email protected] ​ ​

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport helps make Britain the world’s most creative, digital and engaged nation; an exciting place to live, visit and do business. We support strong and resilient communities, providing opportunities for everyone. Wherever you live and whatever your background, we want your life to be enriched by what we (and the sectors we support) do. We are:

● Growing an economy that is creative, innovative and works for everyone ● Equipping the UK for the digital age ● Maximising cultural participation, social action and sport ● Supporting our media and the infrastructure of a strong and free society ● Promoting Global Britain

In art, music, fashion, theatre, video games, design, TV and performing arts - we are leading the world, enhancing our national prestige and boosting our economy.

Ministerial Support Team (Private Offices, Correspondence, FOI) Telephone: 020 7211 6520 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Branch Phone: 020 7211 6068 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP

Responsibilities include: ● Arts and Culture ● Broadcasting ● Creative industries ● Cultural property, heritage and the historic environment ● Gambling and racing ● Libraries ● Media ownership and mergers ● Museums and galleries ● The National Lottery ● Sport ● Telecommunications and online ● Tourism ● Culture, sports and arts sector recovery from COVID-19 Cultural Renewal Taskforce ● Creative Industries Council

Private Office to The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP Telephone: 0207 211 6241 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State (Minister for Digital and Culture) Caroline Dinenage MP

Responsibilities include: ● Online Harms and Security ● Digital and Tech Policy including digital skills ● Creative Industries ● Arts and Libraries ● Museums and Cultural Property ● Festival 2022 ● Culture, sports and arts sector recovery from COVID-19

Private Office to Caroline Dinenage MP Telephone: 020 7211 2370 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for Media and Data) The Rt Hon OBE MP

Responsibilities include: ● Media ● Data ● Future relations with the EU ● International strategy including oversight of trade negotiations ● Public appointments ● National Archives ● Culture, sports and arts sector recovery from COVID-19

Private Office to The Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP Telephone: 07708510362 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Infrastructure) Matt Warman MP

Responsibilities include: ● BDUK ● Gigabit Delivery programme ● Mobile coverage ● Telecoms Supply Chain ● Cyber Security

Private Office to Matt Warman MP Telephone: 020 7211 6247 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Heritage, and Tourism) MP

Responsibilities include: ● Sport ● Heritage ● Tourism ● Gambling ● Lotteries ● Commonwealth Games ● Secondary Legislation ● Culture, sports and arts sector recovery from COVID-19

Private Office to Nigel Huddleston MP Telephone: 0207 211 2369 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Civil Society and DCMS Lords Minister) Baroness Barran MBE

Responsibilities include: ● Civil Society ● Youth and Social Action ● Government Inclusive Economy Unit ● Loneliness ● Ceremonials ● All DCMS business in the House of Lords ● Culture, sports and arts sector recovery from COVID-19

Private Office to Baroness Barran MBE Telephone: 020 7211 6040 ​ Email: [email protected]

Agencies of Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport

The Charity Commission for England and Wales The National Archives

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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Floor 5, Main Building Telephone: 020 7218 9000 ​ Whitehall Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/mi SW1A 2HB nistry-of-defence Email: [email protected] ​ ​

The Ministry of Defence works for a secure and prosperous United Kingdom with global reach and influence. We will protect our people, territories, values and interests at home and overseas, through strong armed forces and in partnership with allies, to ensure our security, support our national interests and safeguard our prosperity.

The Ministry of Defence has eight defence tasks: 1. Defence, security and resilience of the UK and its overseas territories 2. Nuclear deterrence and the defence nuclear enterprise 3. Contribute to improved understanding of the world through strategic intelligence and the global defence network 4. Influence through international defence engagement 5. Overseas defence activity 6. Promote UK prosperity and civil society 7. Direct defence 8. Strategic base and enabling functions

Parliamentary Branch Telephone: 020 7218 3564 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section Telephone: 020 7218 3564 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP

Overall responsibility for the business of the Department, including the Integrated Review and the Department’s response to COVID-19.

Responsibilities include: ● Strategic operations and operational strategy, including as a member of the National Security Council ● Defence planning, programme and resource allocation ● Strategic international partnerships: NATO, US, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf ● Nuclear operations, policy and organisations ● Strategic communications

Private Office to The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Telephone: 020 7218 2111 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin MP

Responsible for delivering the Equipment Plan, relations with Defence industry and exports, science and technology.

Responsibilities include: ● Delivery of the Equipment Plan ● Nuclear enterprise ● Defence exports ● Innovation ● Science and Technology including The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ● Research and Development ● Information Computer Technology ● Single Source Regulations Office ● DIO and estates investment ● Environment and sustainability ● Defence Supply Chain and Defence Estate monitoring, engagement and resilience in the context of COVID-19.

Private Office to Jeremy Quin MP Telephone: 0207 218 6621 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Lords) Baroness Goldie DL

Spokesperson in the House of Lords on all Defence matters. Responsible for corporate governance, international arms control and counter-proliferation, EU and Asia / Far East Defence engagement.

Responsibilities include: ● Corporate Governance including transformation programme, Single Departmental Plan, risk reporting and health, safety and security ● Future relations with EU ● Engagement with retired senior Defence personnel and wider opinion formers ● Arms control and counter-proliferation, including export licensing and chemical and biological weapons ● Community engagement ● Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ● Defence Medical Services ● UK Hydrographic Office ● Statutory Instrument Programme ● Australia, Asia and Far East Defence engagement ● Defence Fire and Rescue ● Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Devolved Authorities ● Shipwrecks, museums and heritage ● Commemorations, ceremonial duties, medallic recognition and protocol policy ● Casework ● Ministry of Defence Police

Private Office to Baroness Goldie DL Telephone: 0207 218 7346 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces) James Heappey MP

Responsible for Armed Forces activity including operations, operational legal matters, force generation and international defence engagement.

Responsibilities include: ● Operations and operational legal policy – current ● Force generation (including exercises) ● Military recruitment and retention policy (regulars and reserves) ● Concepts and doctrine ● Permanent Joint Operating Bases and Overseas Territories ● International Defence Engagement Strategy ● Lead for Defence engagement in Africa and Latin America ● Human Security ● Operational public inquiries and inquests ● Youth and Cadets ● Represents the MOD at cross government ministerial COVID-19 working groups and develops departmental COVID-19 policy. ● Leads on COVID-19 operational support such as Military Assistance to Civil Authorities and COVID-19 Support Force

Private Office to James Heappey MP Telephone: 0207 218 6666 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Defence People & Veterans) Johnny Mercer MP Joint Minister with Cabinet Office

Responsible for Armed Forces, veterans and civilian people policy and oversight of the Office of Veterans Affairs.

Responsibilities include: ● Civilian and Service personnel policy ● Pay, pensions and compensation ● Armed Forces Covenant ● Welfare and Service families (including response to COVID-19) ● Legacy issues and non-operational public inquiries and inquests ● Mental Health ● Estates Service Families Accommodation policy and engagement with welfare ● Veterans (incl. resettlement, transition, Defence charities and Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board, and Office of Veteran Affairs) ● The People Programme (Flexible Engagement Strategy, Future Accommodation Model and Enterprise Approach)

Private Office to Johnny Mercer MP Telephone: 0207 218 2216 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Ministry of Defence

Defence Electronics and Components Agency Defence Equipment and Support Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Submarine Delivery Agency UK Hydrographic Office

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DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Sanctuary Buildings Tel (Enquiries): 0370 000 2288 ​ Great Smith Street Website: www.education.gov.uk ​ London Email: https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe ​ SW1P 3BT

The is responsible for children’s services and education, including higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 0207 340 8019 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 0370 000 2288 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Education Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP The Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department for Education.

Responsibilities include: ● Early years ● Children’s social care ● Teachers’ recruitment and retention ● The curriculum ● School improvement ● and free ● Further education ● Apprenticeships and skills ● Higher education ● Oversight of the departmental COVID-19 response

Private Office to Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP Telephone: 020 7340 7941 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State for Universities Michelle Donelan MP

Responsibilities include: ● Strategy for post-16 education (jointly with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills)) ● Universities and higher education reform ● Higher education student finance (including the Student Loans Company) ● Widening participation in higher education ● Quality of higher education and the Teaching Excellence Framework ● International education strategy including education exports international students and technology in education (Edtech) ● Opportunity Areas programme ● Minister with responsibilities for COVID-19 response for universities and higher education institutions

Private Office to Michelle Donelan MP Telephone: 0207 340 7965 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State for School Standards The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP

Responsibilities include: ● Recruitment and retention of teachers and school leaders (including initial teacher training, qualifications and professional development) ● Supporting a high-quality teaching profession and reducing teacher workload ● Teaching Regulation Agency ● Admissions and school transport ● School revenue funding, including the national funding formula for schools ● Curriculum and qualifications (including links with ) ● Standards and Testing Agency and primary assessment ● School accountability and inspection (including links with ) ● Support for raising school standards ● School sport ● Pupil premium ● Relationships, sex, and health education; and personal, social, health and economic education ● Behaviour and attendance and exclusions ● Early education curriculum and teaching quality ● Minister with responsibilities for COVID-19 response for schools

Private Office to The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Telephone: 020 7340 7157 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) MP

Responsibilities include: ● Children’s social care including system and funding, workforce, child protection, children in care, adoption, care leavers and local authority performance ● Special educational needs, including high needs funding ● Early years policy and childcare, including funding, providers, workforce, children’s centres, home learning environment and childcare entitlements ● Alternative provision ● Disadvantage and social mobility (including links to the Social Mobility Commission) ● School food including meals ● Children and young people’s mental health, online safety and preventing bullying in schools ● Policy to protect against serious violence ● Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibilities for COVID-19 response for children services and childcare

Private Office to Vicky Ford MP Telephone: 020 7340 7107 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills) Gillian Keegan MP

Responsibilities include: ● Strategy for post-16 education (jointly with Minister of State for Universities) ● Technical education and skills including T Levels and qualifications review ● Apprenticeships including traineeships ● Further education workforce ● Further education provider market including quality and improvement and further education efficiency ● Adult education, including the National Retraining Scheme and basic skills ● Institutes of Technology and National Colleges ● Reducing the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training ● Careers education, information and guidance including the Careers and Enterprise Company ● Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibilities for COVID-19 response for further education services

Private Office to Gillian Keegan MP Telephone: 020 7340 7973 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System) Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose Joint Minister with Department for International Trade in her capacity as Minister for Women Joint Minister with Department for International Trade

Responsibilities include: ● Free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools ● Academies and multi- trusts, including governance ● Faith schools ● Independent schools ● Home education and supplementary schools ● Intervention in underperforming schools, including trust capacity funds ● School capital investment (including pupil place planning, new school places and school condition) ● Counter extremism and integration in schools ● Safeguarding in schools and post-16 settings ● School efficiency ● Departmental efficiency and commercial

Private Office to Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose Telephone: 020 7340 7615 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Department for Education

Education and Skills Funding Agency Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) Standards and Testing Agency Teaching Regulation Agency

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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Seacole Building Telephone: 020 7035 1111 ​ 2 Marsham Street Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/de SW1P 4DF partment-for-environment-food-rural-affairs Email: [email protected]

Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy.

Parliamentary Branch: ​ ​ Tel: 0208 026 3042 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 8026 3408 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon George Eustice MP Overall responsibility for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs including:

● Oversight of DEFRA’s COVID-19 response ● Departmental administration ● Emergencies ● International relations and oversight trade mandates and post-transition delivery and policy programme ● Future relations with the EU ● General Licencing ● Senior Appointments

Private Office to The Rt Hon George Eustice MP ​ ​ Telephone: 020 8026 7797 ​ Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for the Pacific and the Environment) The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 issues related to animal welfare ● International environment, climate, biodiversity and conservation ● Agri-food trade (for negotiations) ● Forestry policy – domestic & international ● International Whaling commission ● International Oceans ● Illegal wildlife trade ● Animal Welfare ● Green recovery ● Trade including standards, market access and exports, geographical indicators ● Lead for ● Lords Minister for Environment, including Environment Bill

Private Office to The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Telephone: 020 8720 2834 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Domestic Environment) Rebecca Pow MP

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 issues related to waste and water ​ ● Domestic natural environment including biodiversity, marine, net gain, wildlife, pollinators ● 25 Year Environment Plan ● Environment Bill ● Climate change adaptation, land use and Defra input to net zero ● Floods and water ● Environmental management and regulation ● Commercial projects including Covent Garden Market and waste PFI projects ● Lead for Environment Agency and Natural England ● Commons Minister for rural affairs, landscape, and adaptation

Private Office to Rebecca Pow MP Telephone: 020 8225 8260 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity) Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Responsibilities include:

● COVID-19 Deputy Minister; long-term food supply and business continuity planning ● Food compositional standards, labelling, supply, security and resilience ● Rural affairs ● Countryside and access ● Biosecurity strategy, including animal health and traceability, endemic and exotic plant and animal disease including bovine TB, invasive non-native species and plant and tree health ● Landscape, including national parks, AONBs ● Rural ambassador and rural affairs, covering rural life opportunities, broadband and mobile ● Lead for Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), Kew and Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) ● Lords minister for farming and fisheries

Private Office to Lord Gardiner of Kimble Telephone: 020 8720 3445 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Farming, Fisheries and Food) Victoria Prentis MP

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 issues related to food for the vulnerable, farming and fisheries ● Fisheries and Fisheries Bill ● Farming including future farming, Agriculture Bill and Environmental Land Management, Common Agricultural Policy, Rural Development Programme for England ● Food including food chain policy, production, growth, skills and apprenticeships ● Science and innovation, including GMOs ● Pesticides ● Better regulation ● Food strategy and food and drink sector council ● Transition period activity, leading to our future relations with the EU ● Secondary legislation programme ● Lead for Rural Payments Agency (RPA), Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), FERA Science, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

Private Office to Victoria Prentis MP Telephone: 020 8565 4051 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and Plant Health Agency Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Forestry Commission Rural Payments Agency The Water Services Regulation Authority () Veterinary Medicines Directorate

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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

King Charles Street Telephone: 020 7008 1500 ​ Westminster Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/fo SW1A 2AH reign-commonwealth-office Email: [email protected]

Safeguarding the UK’s national security by countering terrorism and weapons proliferation, and working to reduce conflict. Building the UK’s prosperity by increasing exports and investment, opening markets, ensuring access to resources, and promoting sustainable global growth. Supporting United Kingdom nationals around the world through modern and efficient consular services.

The Prime Minister announced on 16 June that he intends to merge the FCO and DFID to create a new department, called the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, to be established by early September.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 7008 1500 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7008 1500 ​ Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, First Secretary of State The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all the work across the Foreign & Commonwealth Office network, with particular focus on: ● Strategy Directorate ● National security ● Intelligence ● Honours ● Europe

Private Office to The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP Telephone: 020 7008 2117 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa The Rt Hon MP Joint Minister with the Department for International Development

Responsibilities include: ● Middle East and North Africa ● Conflict, humanitarian issues, human security ● CHASE (Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department) ● Stabilisation Unit, Defence and International Security ● Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Council of Europe ● Conflict, Stability and Security Fund ● Safeguarding ● Counter Terrorism

Private Office to The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Tel: 020 7008 2094 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State (Minister for the Pacific and the Environment) The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Joint Minister with Department for International Development and Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

Responsibilities include: ● Minister of State for the Pacific ● International Environment ● Climate and Forests ● Animal Welfare

Private Office to The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Telephone: 07824820211 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for Asia) Nigel Adams MP Joint Minister with the Department for International Development

Responsibilities include: ● East Asia and Southeast Asia ● Economic diplomacy ● Trade (incl Trade for Development) ● Economics Unit ● Prosperity Fund ● Communications ● Soft power, including British Council, BBC World Service and Scholarships ● Third-country agreements ● Consular ● Parliamentary Relations ● Global Travel Advice ● Repatriations policy and Operations ● Economic issues related to COVID-19

Private Office to Nigel Adams MP Telephone: 020 7008 2520 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Joint Minister with the Department for International Development

Responsibilities include: ● South Asia ● Commonwealth ● UN & multilateral ● Governance & democracy ● Open societies and anti-corruption ● Human rights ● Treaty policy & practice ● Sanctions and departmental operations (HR & estates) ● COVID-19 HR issues ● Multilateral duties to the UN and the Commonwealth related to COVID-19

Private Office to Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Tel: 020 7008 2786 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Africa) MP Joint Minister with the Department for International Development

Responsibilities include: ● Sub-Saharan Africa ● Economic development ● Research and Evidence ● Medical Procurement ● Wider supply chains ● Oversight of International Financial Institutions and CDC

Private Office to James Duddridge MP Telephone: 07748 270792 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas) MP Joint Minister with the Department for International Development

Responsibilities include: ● Europe ● Central Asia ● Americas ● Water and sanitation ● Cruises and contacts with Cruise Ships ● Global health including global work on COVID-19 Vaccines ● Therapeutics, and Diagnostics, and multilateral health organisations including WHO, the Global Fund, GAVI

Private Office to Wendy Morton MP Tel: 020 7008 1280 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State(Minister for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development) and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Girls’ Education Baroness Sugg CBE Joint Minister with the Department for International Development

Responsibilities include: ● Overseas Territories (except Falklands and ) ● Polar Regions ● Caribbean ● Children, Youth and Education (including Girls' Education) ● Gender Equality and Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights ● Inclusive Societies (LGBT, civil society, disability, ageing, social protection, Leave No One Behind) ● Global Partnerships and Sustainable Development Goals ● Departmental operations: Finance and Protocol

Private Office to Baroness Sugg Telephone: 0207 023 1901 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Wilton Park

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

39 Victoria Street Tel: 020 7210 4850 ​ London Website: SW1H 0EU https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/de partment-of-health-and-social-care Email: https://contactus.dhsc.gov.uk/ ​

The aim of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is to improve the health and well-being of people in England.

● Supporting and advising our ministers: we help them shape and deliver policy that delivers the government’s objectives ● Setting direction: we anticipate the future and lead debate ensuring we protect and improve global and domestic health ● Accountability: we make sure the department and our arm’s length bodies deliver on our agreed plans and commitments ● Acting as guardians of the health and care framework: we make sure the legislative, financial, administrative and policy frameworks are fit for purpose and work together ● Troubleshooting: in the last resort, the public and Parliament expect us to take the action needed to resolve crucial and complex issues ● COVID-19: leading the department’s response to the pandemic

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 7210 5808 Email:[email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel:020 7210 4850 Email: https://contactus.dhsc.gov.uk/ ​

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP

Responsibilities include: ● Overall financial control and oversight of NHS delivery and performance ● Oversight of Social Care policy ● Oversight of departments COVID-19 response

Private Office to The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP Tel: 020 7210 4850 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State (Minister for Health) Edward Argar MP

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 response: NHS resilience ● NHS operational performance ● Long Term Plan Bill ● Finance, efficiency and commercial ● NHS capital, land and estates ● Transformation ● NHS England mandate ● Devolved administrations, and Overseas Territories ● Secondary legislation ● Departmental management ● EU future relations and trade ● Sponsorship of: NHS England, NHS Improvement

Private Office to Edward Argar MP Tel: 020 7210 5451 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for Care) Helen Whately MP

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 response: social care resilience, NHS workforce and Joint Biosecurity Centre ● Overseeing all aspects of Adult Social Care ● Health/Care Integration ● NHS Workforce ● Learning disabilities and autism ● Dementia, Disabilities and Long-term Conditions ● Abortion ● NHS Continuing Healthcare ● Sponsorship of: Health Research Authority, NHS Blood and Transplant, Health Technology Assessment, Health and Fitness Education, Health Education England, Joint Biosecurity Centre

Private Office to Helen Whately MP Tel: 020 7972 4203 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State (Minister for Patient Safety, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention) MP

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 response: social distancing, NHS Test and Trace contain framework ● Patient Safety ● Inquiries and Investigations ● Mental health ● Suicide Prevention and Crisis Prevention ● Bereavement support (non financial) ● Offender Health ● Vulnerable Groups ● Women's health strategy ● Maternity Care ● Patient Experience ● Cosmetic Regulation

Private Office to Nadine Dorries MP Tel: 020 7972 4652 Email:[email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care) MP

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 response: Personal Protective Equipment, shielding and vulnerable groups, vaccine deployment ● Public health system ● Health improvement ● Health inequalities ● Public health delivery ● Primary care ● Gender identity services ● Major diseases ● Community health ● Lead Minister for crisis response ● Seasonal Flu ● Sponsorship of: * and

*see recent announcement on creation of new NIHP - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-national-institute-for-health-protecti on) ​

Private Office to Jo Churchill MP Tel: 020 7972 4566 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Innovation) Lord Bethell of Romford

Responsibilities include: ● COVID-19 response: NHS Test and Trace, supply, treatments and vaccines, research into long term health impacts. ● Life Sciences ● Medicines ● Research ● Antimicrobial resistance ● Global Health ● International Diplomacy and relations ● Data and Technology ● Rare Diseases ● NHS security management, including cyber security ● Blood and transplants and organ donation

Sponsorship of ● The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Private Office to Lord Bethell of Romford Tel:020 7972 4568 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Public Health England* ​ Food Standards Agency

*see recent announcement on creation of new NIHP - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-national-institute-for-health-protecti on) ​

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HOME OFFICE

2 Marsham Street Tel: 0207 035 8798 ​ London Website: SW1P 4DF https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ho me-office Email: [email protected]

The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism and police.

Parliamentary Team Tel: 020 7035 8848 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7035 8757 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP

● Overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team ● Cabinet ● National Security Council (NSC) ● Public appointments ● Oversight of the Security Service ● Overall responsibility for the Home Office response to COVID-19 including health measures at the border and police powers to enforce lockdown.

Private Office to The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP Telephone: 020 7035 8813 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State for Security The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP

Responsibilities include: ● Counter Terrorism – Prepare, Prevent, Pursue, Protect ● Serious and Organised Crime ● Cybercrime ● Economic crime ● Hostile State Activity ● Extradition ● Royal and VIP Protection ● Online harms ● ● Aviation and maritime security ● Commons lead on transition period (named XO deputy) ● Grenfell ● Functioning of the domestic national security system through COVID-19 – MI5, CT Policing ● Functioning the Serious and Organised Crime System through COVID-19 – NCA, Cyber ● Ensuring COVID-19 regulations continue to consider Security (Crowded places, Insider threat, data retention extension) ● Oversight of Fraud during the period, given some of the pernicious activity that was ongoing at the beginning/middle of COVID-19.

Private Office to The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP Telephone: 0207 035 8799 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State for Crime Reduction and Policing Kit Malthouse MP Joint Minister with Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities include: ● Policing ● Crime ● County lines ● Criminal Justice System ● Acquisitive crime ● Public protection/protests ● Undercover policing ● HMICFRS ● Police technology ● Police powers ● Facial recognition ● Major events ● Football policing ● Flooding/hurricane/natural disaster relief ● Reoffending ● Unauthorised encampments ● Firearms and Serious violence ● Drugs and alcohol ● Police powers to enforce lockdown/social distancing measures.

MoJ cross-over: Cross-cutting Criminal Justice System issues. In particular: ● Rape review ● Cross-Criminal Justice System Demand ● Swift justice with knife crime focus ● Reducing Reoffending (joint work with ) ● Support on Criminal Justice Board and PM Crime Taskforce ● Electronic monitoring (joint work with Lucy Frazer) ● Drugs and Alcohol ● Joint Spending Review Bids

Private Office to Kit Malthouse MP Telephone: 020 7035 8766 Email:[email protected]

Minister of State (Lords) Baroness Williams of Trafford

Responsibilities include: ● Overall corporate lead, including SR and Budget ● Data and identity ● Enablers ● Digital and technology ● Public appointments ● Sponsorship unit ● Countering-extremism ● Hate crime ● Forensic science and DNA

Private Office to Baroness Williams of Trafford Telephone: 0207 035 8798 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State for Building Safety, Fire and Communities Lord Greenhalgh of Fulham Joint Minister with Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government

Responsibilities include: ● Fire

Private Office to Lord Greenhalgh of Fulham Telephone: 07458 091 009 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding) Victoria Atkins MP

Responsibilities include: ● Modern slavery and National Referral Mechanism ● Domestic abuse: Violence against women and girls, including FGM and forced marriage ● Early youth intervention on serious violence ● Disclosure and Barring Service ● Victims; Child sexual abuse and exploitation ● Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse ● Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority ● Sexual Violence (inc. Rape Review) ● Anti-Social Behaviour ● Prostitution ● Stalking ● On-line Internet Safety/WeProtect ● Victims of Terrorism (covered above) ● Security Industry Authority ● Safeguarding and DBS Checks for COVID Volunteers and Community Groups

Private Office to Victoria Atkins MP Telephone: 020 7035 6929 Email:[email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Future Borders and Immigrations) Kevin Foster MP

Responsibilities include: ● Design and implementation of UK points-based system ● Design and implementation of digital and secure borders, including Electronic Travel Authorizations ● Counting in and counting out ● Current and future visa system, including fees ● Global visa operations ● Net migration ● Immigration rules and Immigration system simplification ● Exit checks ● Immigration Bill ● EU Settlement Scheme ● Casework ● Border health measures (cross-government policy, Home Office lead)

Private Office to Kevin Foster MP Telephone: 0207 035 8774 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts) Chris Philp MP Joint Minister with Ministry of Justice

Responsibilities include: ● Compliant environment ● Detention: Returns ● Foreign national offenders: Illegal immigration strategy ● ODA ● Immigration Enforcement ● Asylum ● Resettlement ● Casework ● Animals (illegal wildlife trade) ● Supporting Lords Minister on corporate affairs, including Spending Review and Budget ● COVID-19 impacts on business as usual function of Asylum and Returns systems, Detention, and Border Force.

MoJ cross-over: ● Foreign National Offenders and removing barriers to removal ● Immigration legal system reform ● Joint Spending Review bids (working with Kit Malthouse MP) ● Immigration Crime Sentencing reform ● Detained Fast Track ● Court and tribunal services and reform ● Court and tribunal fees ● Administrative justice ● Supporting the Secretary of State on departmental finance

Private Office to Chris Philp MP Telephone: 07545 092878 Email:[email protected]

Agencies of the Home Office

National Crime Agency

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DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

22 Whitehall Tel (Enquiries): 020 7023 0000 ​ Westminster Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ SW1A 2EG Email: [email protected]

The Department for International Development leads on: ● Honouring the UK’s international commitments and taking action to achieve the United Nations’ Global Goals ● Making the United Kingdom's aid more effective by improving transparency, openness and value for money ● Targeting the United Kingdom's international development policy on economic growth and wealth creation ● Improving the coherence and performance of the United Kingdom's international development policy in fragile and conflict-affected countries ● Improving the lives of girls and women through better education and a greater choice on family planning ● Preventing violence against girls and women in the developing world ● Helping to prevent climate change and encouraging adaptation and low-carbon growth in developing countries

The Prime Minister announced on 16 June that he intends to merge the FCO and DFID to create a new department, called the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, to be established by early September.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 0207 023 0559 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7023 0134 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for International Development The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP

Responsibilities include: ● Leads the DFID ministerial team, sets the overall strategy and direction for DfID ● Cabinet and Cabinet Committees ● National Security Council ● All major spending decisions and overall delivery and management of 0.7% ● Communications ● Working with and supporting international partners on the global response to COVID 19

Private Office to The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP Telephone: 020 7023 1340 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State (Minister for Middle East and North Africa) The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Responsibilities include: ● Middle East and North Africa ● Conflict, humanitarian issues, human security ● CHASE (Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department) ● Stabilisation Unit ● Defence and international security ● Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OCSE) and Council of Europe ● Conflict, Stability and Security Fund ● Safeguarding ● Counter Terrorism

Private Office to The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Telephone: 0207 008 2090 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for Pacific and the Environment) The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Environment, Farming, and Rural Affairs

Responsibilities include: ● Climate Change ● Environment and Conservation ● Biodiversity ● Oceans ● Oceania ● Blue Belt

Private Office to The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Telephone: 020 7023 0477 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State (Minister for Asia) Nigel Adams MP Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Responsibilities include: ● East Asia and Southeast Asia ● Economic diplomacy ● Trade (including Trade for development) ● Economics Unit ● Prosperity Fund ● Communications ● Soft power, including British Council, BBC World Service and Scholarships ● Third-country agreements ● Consular ● Parliamentary Relations ● Global Travel Advice, including COVID-19 Global Travel Advisory ● Repatriations policy and Operations related to COVID-19 ● Economic issues related to COVID-19

Private Office to Nigel Adams MP Telephone: 0207 008 6194 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Responsibilities include: ● South Asia ● Commonwealth ● UN and multilateral ● Governance and democracy ● Open societies and anti-corruption ● Human rights, including Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) ● Treaty policy and practice ● Sanctions ● Departmental operations: Human resources and estates ● COVID-19 HR issues ● Multilateral duties to the UN and the Commonwealth related to COVID-19

Private Office to Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Telephone: 020 7008 2356 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Africa) James Duddridge MP Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Responsibilities include: ● Sub-Saharan Africa ● Economic development ● International financial institutions ● Oversight of CDC (UK government’s development finance institution) ● Medical Procurement ● Wider supply chains

Private Office to James Duddridge MP Telephone: 020 7023 0252 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas) Wendy Morton MP Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Responsibilities include: ● East and South-East Europe ● Central Asia ● Americas; Health, global health security, neglected tropical diseases ● Water and sanitation ● Nutrition ● Global Fund ● GAVI (the Vaccine Alliance), and associated COVID-19 work ● Cruises and contacts with Cruise Ships ● Global health multilateral organisations including WHO, and the Global Fund

Private Office to Wendy Morton MP Telephone: 020 7008 1280 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Overseas Territory and Sustainable Development) and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Girls’ Education Baroness Sugg CBE Joint Minister with Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Responsibilities include: ● Overseas Territories (except Falklands and Gibraltar) & Polar Regions ● Caribbean ● Children, Youth and Education (including girls’ education) ● Gender Equality and Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights ● Inclusive societies (LGBT, civil society, disability, ageing, social protection, Leave No One Behind) ● Global Partnerships and Sustainable Development Goals ● Departmental operations: Finance and Protocol

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DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

King Charles Street Tel (Enquiries): 020 7215 5000 ​ Whitehall Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dep SW1A 2AH artment-for-international-trade Email: [email protected]

To secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade.

Parliamentary Branch: Telephone: 020 7215 5000 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Managers: Telephone: 020 7215 5000 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade; Minister for Women and Equalities The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

Responsibilities include: ● Championing free trade by securing new free trade agreements, overseeing the UK’s global tariff policy and making the case for reform at the WTO ● Supporting UK businesses large and small in trading globally ● Upgrading the UK’s export performance by increasing the number of exporters and the value of exports ● Increasing the amount and value of Foreign Direct Investment into the UK ● The Ready to Trade GREAT campaign ● UK Export Finance, the UK’s ● Overall responsibility for the business of the department, including the running of the department and its finances

The Minister for Women and Equalities has responsibility for: ● Developing an equalities policy that it is based on individual autonomy and dignity ● Promoting equality of opportunity for everyone ● Supporting the whole of Government to secure a recovery from COVID-19 that benefits all ​ ​ across our nation equally

Private Office to The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP Telephone: 0207 008 8063 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State for Trade Policy The Rt Hon MP

Responsibilities include: ​ ● Engaging with the devolved administrations ● Trade for development ● Official Development Assistance Also supports the Secretary of State with: ● Securing new free trade agreements with the US, Australia, New Zealand and Japan ● Engagement with the World Trade Organization (WTO) ● The UK’s tariff policy

Private Office to Rt Hon Greg Hands MP Telephone: 0207 008 8259 Email: [email protected]

Minister for Investment Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt Joint Minister with the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy

Responsibilities include: ​ ● Developing a new investment strategy ● Promoting all forms of investment ● Business-investor relations ● Leading on the strategic relationship management programme ● Leading departmental business in the House of Lords

Private Office for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt Telephone: 0207 008 8147 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports) Graham Stuart MP

Responsibilities include: ​ ● Export policy and promotion, including the Export Strategy ● UK Export Finance ● Defence & Security Organisation ● Climate change and COP26 ● GREAT campaign ● Trade missions ● Investment policy in the House of Commons

Private Office to Graham Stuart MP Telephone: 0207 008 8082 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary (Minister for International Trade) Ranil Jayawardena MP

Responsibilities include: ​ ● Future free trade agreements ● Trade agreement continuity ● Continuity Negotiations and Coordination ● Export Licencing ● Strategic Trade Advisory Group and Trade Advisory Groups ● Tackling barriers to market access ● COVID-19: PPE Sourcing

Also supports the Secretary of State with: ● Trade remedies ● Trade dialogues ● Joint Economic and Trade Committees (JETCOs)

Private Office for Ranil Jayawardena MP Telephone: 0207 0088077 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)* MP

Responsibilities include: ● Policy on sexual orientation and transgender equality ● Cross-government equality strategy and legislation ● Overseeing the Race and Inequalities Commission ● Leading the COVID-19 Disparities Project

Private Office to Kemi Badenoch MP Telephone: 0207 270 4956 Email: [email protected], [email protected] ​ ​ ​

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women)* Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose Joint Minister with the Department for Education

Responsibilities include: ● The Minister for Women has overall responsibility for policy on gender equality.

Private Office to Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose Telephone:020 7340 7745 ​ Email: [email protected], [email protected] ​ ​ ​

*Baroness Berridge and Kemi Badenoch MP are appointed to the Department for International Trade ​ in connection with their work as Minister for Women and Minister for Equalities respectively, reporting to the Minister for Women and Equalities, the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

102 Petty France Tel: 0203 334 3555 ​ London Website: SW1H 9AJ www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-o f-justice Email: https://contact-moj.service.justice.gov.uk/ ​

Responsible to Parliament for the judiciary, the court system and prisons and probation.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 3334 4615 Email: https://contact-moj.dsd.io/ ​

Ministerial Correspondence and Support Section: Tel: 0203 334 3555 Email: https://contact-moj.dsd.io/ ​

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP

Responsibilities include: ● Oversight of all portfolios and Ministry of Justice strategy ● Oversight of international business and future relations with the EU ● Resourcing of the department ● Functions of the Lord Chancellor ● Judicial policy including pay, pensions and diversity ● Corporate services ● Oversight of departmental COVID-19 response supported by other ministers according to portfolio

Private Office to The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP Telephone: 020 3334 3659 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State Lucy Frazer QC MP

Responsibilities include: ● Prison operations, policy, reform and industrial relations ● Probation services, policy, reform and industrial relations ● Public protection (including Parole Board, Imprisonment for Public Protection and Serious Further Offences) ● Offender health ● Female offenders ● Transgender offenders ● Veteran offenders ● Foreign national offenders (joint work with Chris Philp MP) ● Offender rehabilitation and release ● Reducing Reoffending (joint work with Kit Malthouse MP) ● Extremism, Release On Temporary License and Home Detention Curfew ● Electronic monitoring (joint work with Kit Malthouse MP) ● Youth Justice

Private Office to Lucy Frazer QC MP Telephone: 0203 545 8926 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State (Minister for Crime and Policing) Kit Malthouse MP Joint Minister with Home Office

Responsibilities include: ● Cross-cutting Criminal Justice System issues ● Support to the Secretary of State on the Criminal Justice Board and supporting the Prime Minister’s Crime and Justice Taskforce ● Electronic monitoring (joint work with Lucy Frazer QC MP) ● Reducing reoffending (joint work with Lucy Frazer QC MP)

Private Office to Kit Malthouse MP Telephone: 020 7035 8766 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Alex Chalk MP

Responsibilities include: ● Family Law and Justice ● Domestic abuse and Violence ● Legal Aid ● Legal support ● Victims ● Mental capacity and the Office of the Public Guardian ● Race Disparity in the Justice System ● Coroners Burials Inquests and Inquiries ● Miscarriages of justice ● Lawfare ● Parliamentary Minister (scrutinising Statutory Instruments)

Private Office to Alex Chalk MP Telephone: 0203 334 5444 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration Compliance and Courts) Chris Philp MP Joint Minister with Home Office

Responsibilities include: For the Ministry of Justice:

● Foreign national offenders and removing barriers to removal ● immigration system legal reform ● Joint Spending Review bids (working with Kit Malthouse) ● immigration crime sentencing reform ● Detained fast track ● Sentencing ● Court and tribunal services and reform ● Court and tribunal fees ● Administrative justice ● Supporting the Secretary of State on departmental finance

Private Office to Chris Philp MP Telephone: 0203 334 4466 Email: [email protected]

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Spokesperson for the Lords The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC Lord Keen is the Advocate General for Scotland

Responsible for all Departmental business in the Lords.

Responsibilities include: ● Advising the Secretary of State on the following policy areas: Civil law and justice, Legal services, Global Britain, Relationship with the legal profession, Crown Dependencies

Private office to The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC Telephone: 0207 270 6770 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Ministry of Justice Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority HM Courts and Tribunals Service HM Prison and Probation Service Legal Aid Agency Office of the Public Guardian UK Supreme Court

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NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE

1 Horse Guards Road Telephone: 028 90 520700 ​ London Website: SW1A 2HQ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/no rthern-ireland-office Stormont House, Email: [email protected] ​ Stormont Estate, Belfast BT4 3SH

The UK Government in Northern Ireland: working to make Northern Ireland a better place to live, work and do business. Departmental Priorities include: ● Ensuring Northern Ireland’s governance is responsive, effective, transparent, and delivers for everyone ● Securing a peaceful Northern Ireland, free from terrorism and paramilitarism ● Supporting an inclusive, tolerant and open society, that has reconciled the legacy of its past ● Maximising opportunity for everyone to enjoy healthy and fulfilling lives supported by excellent public services and a sustainable environment ● Levelling up Northern Ireland’s position in the UK by reducing inequality through innovation, improving connectivity and developing a strong skills base ● Overseeing implementation of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol by the end of 2020, and ensuring NI interests are preserved in future free trade negotiations

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 7210 6575 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7210 0834 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP

Responsibilities include: Leading on all the work of the Northern Ireland Office, including: ● Ensuring Northern Ireland’s governance is responsive, effective, transparent, and delivers for everyone ● Future Relations with the EU ● Leading work to strengthen and sustain the Union in Northern Ireland ● Securing a peaceful Northern Ireland, free from terrorism and paramilitarism ● Supporting an inclusive, tolerant and open society, that has reconciled the legacy of its past ● Maximising opportunity for everyone to enjoy healthy and fulfilling lives supported by excellent public services and a sustainable environment ● Levelling up Northern Ireland’s position in the UK by reducing inequality through innovation, improving connectivity and developing a strong skills base ● Oversight of implementation of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol by the end of 2020, and ensuring NI interests are preserved in future free trade negotiations ● Driving the delivery of the commitments in the New Decade, New Approach Agreement (NDNA), and supporting the sustainability of the new NI Executive ● Oversight of implementation of the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol by the end of 2020, and ensuring NI interests are preserved in future free trade negotiations ● Continuing to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland and ensuring Northern Ireland's long term economic recovery

Private Office to The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP Telephone: 0207 210 0841 / 020 7210 0834 Email: [email protected]

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Minister of State for Northern Ireland MP

Responsibilities include: ● Driving Economic and Domestic Policy ● Long term economic recovery from COVID-19 ● Promotion of the economy, levelling up and innovation - including City Deals and the Shared Prosperity Fund ● Leading the department’s work on the most critical constitution and rights issues in NI

Supporting the Secretary of State in his responsibilities, including: ● Legacy stakeholder engagement ● Strengthening and sustaining the Union in Northern Ireland ● Vital security casework ● Building substantive relationships across sectors and communities ● Leading workstreams on New Decade, New Approach Agreement (NDNA) and the NI Protocol

Private Office to Robin Walker MP Telephone: 020 7210 0819 Email: [email protected]

Spokesperson in the House of Lords Viscount Younger of Leckie

Responsibilities include: Lords Spokesperson promoting NIO policy across the House of Lords, including: ● Parliamentary correspondence and questions ● Responding to debates ● Primary and secondary legislation ● Peer engagement

Private Office to Viscount Younger of Leckie Telephone: 07870363400 Email: [email protected]

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OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND

Dover House Telephone: 0131 244 0359 ​ Whitehall Website: www.gov.uk/oag ​ London Email: [email protected] ​ SW1A 2AU

Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

The Office of the Advocate General is the UK government’s Scottish legal team. We provide legal advice, drafting and litigation services to the UK government in relation to Scotland. We also support the Advocate General in his role as a Law Officer.

Correspondence Section: Telephone: 0131 244 0359 Email: [email protected]

HM Advocate General for Scotland The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC

The Advocate General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, who advise the government on .

Responsibilities include: ● Oversight of Schedule 6 to the relating to ‘devolution issues’ raised before courts or tribunals in Scotland ● The Advocate General can choose to intervene, on behalf of the UK government, in proceedings in which devolution issues have been raised if he so decides ● The Office of the Advocate General considers all Bills as they progress, in consultation with interested UK government departments, to assess their legislative competency. Under section 33 of the Scotland Act, the Advocate General has the power to refer Scottish Parliament Bills to the Supreme Court for decisions on their legislative competence

Private office to The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC Telephone: 0207 270 6720 Email: [email protected]

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OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

1 Horse Guards Road Tel: 020 7276 1005 ​ London, Website: SW1A 2HQ www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-offic e-of-the-leader-of-the-house-of-commons House of Commons, Email: [email protected] ​ London, SW1A 0AA

The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is responsible for the arrangement of government business in the House of Commons and for planning and supervising the Government’s legislative programme. The Leader upholds the rights and privileges of the House and acts as a spokesperson for the Government as a whole.

As Lord President of the Council, he presides at Privy Council meetings and is supported by the Privy Council Office.

Parliamentary Branch and Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7276 1005 Email: [email protected]

The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP

Responsibilities include: ● The Government’s Legislative Programme, chairing the Cabinet Committee ● Managing and announcing the business of the House of Commons weekly and facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber, particularly on House business ● Government’s representative in the House (sitting on the House of Commons Commission, Public Accounts Commission, and the Speaker’s Committees on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) ● House of Commons representative in Government ● Parliamentary reform and policy ● Ministerial responsibility for the Privy Council Office

The Leader of the House of Commons organises government business in the House of Commons and works closely with the government’s Chief Whip.

Private Office to The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Telephone: 020 7276 1005 Email: [email protected]

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OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

House of Lords, Tel: 0207 219 3131 ​ Houses of Parliament, Website: Westminster, www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-t London, SW1A 0PW he-leader-of-the-house-of-lords Email: [email protected] ​ ​

We provide support to the Leader of the House of Lords. The Leader of the House is appointed by the Prime Minister, is a member of Cabinet, and is responsible for the conduct of government business in the Lords.

The Leader advises the House on procedure and order, and she and her office are available to assist and advise all members of the House.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 7276 0415 Email: [email protected]

General Correspondence: Tel: 020 7219 3200 Email: [email protected]

Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Responsibilities include: ● Management and delivery of the Government’s legislative programme (through the House of Lords) and facilitating the passage of individual bills ● Leading the House (in the Chamber and as a key member of domestic committees to do with procedure, conduct, and the internal governance of the House) ● Issues connected to the House of Lords and its governance ● Speaking for the Government in the Chamber on a range of issues, including repeating in the House of Lords statements made to the Commons by the Prime Minister ● Ceremonial and other duties as the Lord Privy Seal

Private Office to The Rt Hon. the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Telephone: 0207 219 3200 Email: [email protected]

Deputy Leader of the House of Lords Rt Hon The Earl Howe

Responsibilities include: ● Deputising for the Leader as appropriate

Private Office to Rt Hon The Earl Howe Telephone: 0207 219 3788 Email: [email protected]

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PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

10 Website: London www.gov.uk/government/organisations/prime-mi SW1A 2AA nisters-office-10-downing-street Email: https://email.number10.gov.uk/ ​ ​

10 Downing Street is the official residence and office of the UK Prime Minister. The office helps the Prime Minister to establish and deliver the government’s overall strategy and policy priorities, and to communicate the government’s policies to Parliament, the public and international audiences.

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service and Minister for the Union The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

The Prime Minister is the leader of Her Majesty's Government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the United Kingdom Government.

The Prime Minister also oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies, chooses members of the Government, and is the principal Government figure in the House of Commons.

As Minister for the Union, the Prime Minister works to ensure that all of the government is acting on behalf of the entire United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND

Dover House Telephone: 013 1244 9010 ​ Whitehall Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/of SW1A 2AU fice-of-the-secretary-of-state-for-scotland Email: [email protected] ​ ​ 1 Melville Crescent Edinburgh EH3 7HW

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland supports the Secretary of State in promoting the best interests of Scotland within a stronger United Kingdom. It ensures Scottish interests are fully and effectively represented at the heart of the UK Government, and the UK Government’s responsibilities are fully and effectively represented in Scotland

Parliamentary Branch: Telephone: 020 7210 6575 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7270 6735 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP

Responsibilities include: ● Union, including: Union strategy, UK Government in Scotland, UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Common Frameworks and internal market ● Future Relations with the EU ● Continuing to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland and ensuring Scotland’s long term economic recovery ● Intergovernmental Relations Review ● Economy and Business ● Security and Defence ● Constitution ● Infrastructure and Investment, including City and Growth Deals ● International, including Trade, International development ● Culture

Private Office to The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP Telephone: 020 7270 6741 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Scotland) Iain Stewart MP

Responsibilities include: ● Union ● Economy and Business including long term COVID-19 economic recovery: Food and drink sector, Financial services sector, Manufacturing sector, Retail Sector, Tourism, Business representative organisations ● Immigration ● Higher Education/Academia ● Infrastructure and Investment, including City and Growth Deals, Industrial Strategy, Digital and connectivity, Transport and aviation ● Welfare

Private Office to Iain Stewart MP Telephone: 020 7270 6816 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State David Duguid MP

Responsibilities include: ● Supporting the Secretary of State ● Union ● Economy and Business, including long term COVID-19 economic recovery: Agriculture, Fisheries ● Energy, including Oil and gas sector, Renewables ● Infrastructure and Investment, including City and Growth Deals

Private Office to David Duguid MP Telephone: 020 7270 6816 Email: [email protected]

Spokesperson in the House of Lords Viscount Younger of Leckie

Responsibilities include: Lords Spokesperson promoting Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland policy across the House of Lords, including: ● Parliamentary correspondence and questions ● Responding to debates ● Primary and secondary legislation

Private Office to Viscount Younger of Leckie Telephone: 020 7270 6816 Email: [email protected]

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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

Great Minster House Telephone: 030 0330 3000 ​ 33 Horseferry Road Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/de SW1P 4DR partment-for-transport Email: [email protected] ​ ​

The 's vision is for a transport system that is an engine for economic growth, but one that is also more sustainable and safer and improves quality of life in our communities. Delivering this vision effectively means adopting new approaches: devolving control, deregulating and empowering transport users while central Government focuses on its core role in strategic and national transport issues.

Parliamentary Branch: Telephone: 020 7944 4472 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Telephone: 020 7944 3659 Email:[email protected]

Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

Responsibilities include: ● Overall responsibility for the policies of the Department for Transport ● Cabinet responsibility for the ● Oversight of Departmental COVID-19 responsibilities

Private Office to The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Telephone: 020 7944 3011 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for Transport) Chris Heaton-Harris MP

Responsibilities include: ● Rail, Crossrail and Crossrail 2 ● East West Rail ● Cycling and Walking ● Accessibility ● Corporate

Private Office to Chris Heaton-Harris MP Telephone: 020 7944 3634 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State MP

Responsibilities include: ● HS2 ● Northern Powerhouse Rail ● Transpennine Route Upgrade ● Skills

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P arliamentary Under Secretary of State Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Responsibilities include: ● Roads (including ) ● Motoring Agencies (DVSA, DVLA, VCA) ● Buses and taxis ● Light Rail (including tram, underground and metro systems) ● Devolution (including Union connectivity and London transport)

Private Office to Baroness Vere of Norbiton Telephone: 020 7944 3082 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Rachel Maclean MP

Responsibilities include: ● Future of Transport (including future of freight) ● Environment (including transport decarbonisation) ● Transition period activity and future relations with the EU ● International, exports and inward investment ● Space ● Secondary legislation

Private Office to Rachel Maclean MP Telephone: 020 6944 3082 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Kelly Tolhurst MP

Responsibilities include: ● Aviation ● Maritime ● Security and Civil Contingencies

Private Office to Kelly Tolhurst MP Telephone: 020 7944 6326 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of the Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Maritime and Coastguard Agency Vehicle Certification Agency

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HM TREASURY

1 Horse Guards Road Telephone: 020 7270 5000 ​ London Website: SW1A 2HQ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/h m-treasury Email: [email protected]

HM Treasury is the government’s economic and finance ministry, maintaining control over public spending, setting the direction of the UK’s economic policy and working to achieve strong and sustainable economic growth.

We are responsible for: ● Public spending: including departmental spending, public sector pay and pension, annually managed expenditure (AME) and welfare policy, and capital investment ● Financial services policy: including banking and financial services regulation, financial stability and ensuring competitiveness in the City ● Strategic oversight of the UK tax system: including direct, indirect, business, property, personal tax, and corporation tax ● The delivery of infrastructure projects across the public sector and facilitating private sector investment into UK infrastructure ● Ensuring the economy is growing sustainably

Parliamentary Branch: Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected]

Chancellor of the Exchequer The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the government’s chief financial Minister and as such is responsible for raising revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling public spending. He has overall responsibility for the work of the Treasury.

Responsibilities include: ● Fiscal policy (including the presenting of the annual Budget) ● Monetary policy, setting inflation targets ● Ministerial arrangements (in his role as Second Lord of the Treasury) ● Overall responsibility for the Treasury's response to COVID-19.

Private Office to The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected]

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP

The Chief Secretary (CST) is responsible for public expenditure.

Responsibilities include: ● Spending reviews and strategic planning ● In-year spending control ● Public sector pay and pensions ● Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) and welfare reform ● Efficiency and value for money in public service ● Procurement ● Capital investment and Infrastructure spending ● Housing and planning ● Spending issues related to trade ● Transport policy, including HS2, Crossrail 2, Roads, , Oxford/Cambridge corridor ● Treasury interest in devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ● Women in the economy ● Skills, labour market policy and childcare policy, including tax free childcare ● Tax credits policy ● Housing and Planning ● Legislative strategy ● State pensions/ pensioner benefits ● Freeports – with support from FST on customs aspects ● Supporting the Chancellor on the Treasury’s response to COVID-19.

Private Office to The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected]

Financial Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon MP

The Financial Secretary (FST) is the Treasury Minister of State responsible for tax policy and customs – including border readiness.

Responsibilities include: ● Leading on the UK tax system including direct, indirect, business, property and personal taxation: ○ Corporate and small business taxation ○ Value Added Tax (VAT) ○ European and international tax issues ○ Overall responsibility for the Finance Bill ○ National Insurance Bill ● Customs policy ● HMRC planning and delivery of our future partnership with the EU ● Departmental Minister for HM Revenue and Customs, the Valuation Office Agency and the Government Actuary’s Department ● Tariffs policy ● Trade policy ● Supporting the Chief Secretary on the customs aspects of Freeports policy ● Infrastructure policy on: National Infrastructure Strategy, National Infrastructure Commission, Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA, joint with Cabinet Office), Public - Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Private Finance Initiatives (PFI/PFI2) ● Parliamentary deputy on public spending issues

Private Office to The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected] ​ ​

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Minister of State Lord Agnew of Oulton DL Joint Minister with the Cabinet Office

Responsibilities include: ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to deliver cross-government efficiency and public sector transformation, including public value and planning and performance ● Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on cross-government functions and controls, including public bodies and Cabinet Office domestic ● HMT Lords Spokesperson

Private Office to Lord Agnew of Oulton DL Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected]

Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen MP

Responsibilities include: ● Banking and financial services reform and regulation ● Financial stability, including relationship with the Prudential Regulation Authority ● Financial conduct, including relationship with the Financial Conduct Authority ● Wholesale financial services including all banking, insurance, asset management ● Retail financial services, including banking competition, consumer finance, financial advice and capability: ○ Bank lending and access to finance ○ Access to affordable credit, including credit unions ● Leading on the Government’s financial inclusion agenda ● Leading on the Government’s Women in Finance agenda ● Financial services policy throughout the transition period ● City competitiveness, including global financial markets, Global Financial Partnerships and financial services trade deals ● Leading on Green finance, Islamic Finance, and Fintech ● Financial services taxation, including bank levy, bank corporate tax surcharge and insurance premium tax ● Personal savings tax and pensions tax policy ● Sponsorship of UK Government Investments and State owned financial assets, including the Royal Bank of Scotland and UK Asset Resolution ● Financial sanctions including Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), and ​ ​ countering economic crime and illicit finance ● Foreign exchange reserves and debt management policy, National Savings & Investment and the ● Cash and Payments including the ● Being the parliamentary deputy on economy issues

Private Office to John Glen MP Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected]

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Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury; Minister for Equalities Kemi Badenoch MP

Responsibilities include: ● UK growth and productivity, including: ○ Regional devolution, City deals, Northern Powerhouse, Midlands Engine, Ox-Cam Arc ○ Place based economic strategy ○ Better regulation and competition policy ○ R&D and science policy ○ Skills, migration, National Retraining Scheme and apprenticeship levy ○ Digital, fibre and mobile ○ Implementation of the Rose Review ○ Corporate governance ○ Patient Capital Review implementation ○ Small Business Policy (including prompt payments and Financial Stability Board (FSB) stakeholder engagement) ○ and the Royal Household ○ Overseas territories and Crown dependencies ○ Promoting UK as a destination for Foreign Direct investment (non Financial Services) ○ Departmental minister for HM Treasury Group ○ Supporting tax legislation in Parliament ● Energy infrastructure, energy, environment and climate policy: ○ The net zero review into the costs of decarbonisation ○ New nuclear ○ Roll out of green infrastructure ○ Energy and environment taxes, including plastics taxation and carbon taxes ○ Transport taxation including vehicle taxes and future strategy and air passenger duty ○ North Sea oil, gas and shipping ● In addition to supporting tax legislation in Parliament, the XST leads on the following indirect taxes: ○ Excise duties (alcohol, tobacco and gambling), including excise fraud and law enforcement ○ Soft drink industry levy ○ Charities, the voluntary sector and gift aid

Private Office to Kemi Badenoch MP Telephone: 020 7270 5000 Email: [email protected]

Agencies of HM Treasury

Government Actuary’s Department Government Internal Audit Agency National Infrastructure Commission National Savings and Investment UK Debt Management Office

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UK EXPORT FINANCE

1 Horse Guards Road Telephone: 020 7271 8100 ​ London 020 7271 8010 SW1A 2HQ Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk -export-finance Email: [email protected]

UK Export Finance (UKEF) is the UK's export credit agency and a government department which is strategically and operationally aligned with the Department for International Trade. UKEF's mission is to ensure no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector, while operating at no net cost to the taxpayer. The department helps UK companies win export contracts, fulfil contracts and get paid. It can support exports for any size of company and across all sectors. UKEF works with 70 private credit insurers and lenders to help UK companies access finance and insurance. UKEF exists to complement and not compete with the private sector.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 7271 8072 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 020 7271 8107 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade; Minister for Women and Equalities The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP Joint Minister with the Department for International Trade

Responsibilities include: ● In addition to responsibilities for the Department for International Trade, the Minister has overall responsibility for UK Export Finance (UKEF)

As Minister for Women and Equalities ● Developing an equalities policy that it is based on individual autonomy and dignity ● Promoting equality of opportunity for everyone

Private office to The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP Telephone: 020 7008 8073 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports) Graham Stuart MP Joint Minister with the Department for International Trade

Responsibilities include: ● Export policy and promotion ● Leads on the GREAT campaign ● Trade missions ● Global events ● Investment policy in the House of Commons ● Responsibility for UKEF

Private office to Graham Stuart MP Telephone: 020 7008 8085 Email: [email protected]

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES

Gwydyr House Telephone: 020 7270 0534 ​ 26 Whitehall Website: SW1A 2NP www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office- of-the-secretary-of-state-for-wales 1 Caspian Point Email: [email protected] ​ Caspian Way Cardiff CF10 4DQ

The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales supports the Welsh Secretary and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in promoting the best interests of Wales within a stronger United Kingdom. It ensures Welsh interests are represented at the heart of the UK Government and the UK Government’s responsibilities are represented in Wales.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 020 7210 6575 Email: [email protected]

Correspondence Section: Tel: 07974 89825 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP

Responsibilities include: ● Continuing to tackle the COVID-19s pandemic in Wales and ensuring Wales’ long term economic recovery ● Fiscal, Constitutional and Electoral Issues ● Future Relations with the EU ● International Trade ● Energy & Climate Change ● Broadcasting ● Steel ● Defence ● Business, Industry and Manufacturing ● Cabinet Committees ● Public Appointments ● Foreign Affairs ● Agriculture ● Justice ● Third Sector ● and Liaison ● Economy (depends on sector) ● Home Affairs (policing, immigration, security) ● Digital Infrastructure ● Tourism ● Sport ● Heritage

Private Office to The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP Telephone: 07971 489831/ 07776 227246 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales David T.C Davies MP

Responsibilities include: ● Continuing to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in Wales, and ensuring its long term economic recovery ● City and Growth deals ● Western Gateway ● Rail, Road, Air ● Welsh Language ● Health ● Education ● Local Government ● Welsh Government and Senedd Liaison ● Economy (depends on sector) ● Home Affairs (policing, immigration, security) ● Digital Infrastructure ● Tourism ● Heritage ● Culture

Private Office to David T.C Davies MP Telephone: 07977 220083 Email: [email protected]

Spokesperson in the House of Lords Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist

Responsibilities include: Lords Spokesperson promoting Office of the Secretary of State for Wales policy across the House of Lords, including: ● Parliamentary correspondence and questions ● Responding to debates ● Primary and secondary legislation

Private Office to Baroness Bloomfield Telephone: 07977 220083 Email: [email protected]

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DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

Tel (Enquiries): 020 7340 4000 ​ 4th Floor Website: www.dwp.gov.uk ​ Caxton House Email: [email protected] ​ 6-12 Tothill Street London SW1H 9DA

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers.

Parliamentary Branch: Tel: 0203 267 5159 Email: [email protected]

Ministerial Correspondence Team: Tel: 0207 449 5175 Email: [email protected]

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon. Thérèse Coffey MP

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the business of the Department. She has direct responsibility for Departmental Expenditure and Departmental Management and is responsible for the Department’s overall response to COVID-19.

Private Office to The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP Tel: 0203 267 5002 Email: [email protected]

Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) Justin Tomlinson MP

Responsibilities include: ● Responsibility for the departmental strategy on disability and disability employment ● Cross-government responsibility for disabled people ● Employment and Support Allowance ● Personal Independence Payment ● Disability Living Allowance and elements of Universal Credit that relate to disabled people, including severe disability premium ● Work and health strategy including sponsorship of the joint Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Health and Social Care Work and Health Unit ● Disability benefit reform ● Devolution framework ● Carer’s Allowance ● Future relations with the EU ● Motability ● Arms-length compensation schemes

Private Office to Justin Tomlinson MP Telephone: 0203 267 5043 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment) Mims Davies MP

Responsibilities include: ● Departmental strategy on the labour market, unemployment and in work progression, with a focus on under-represented groups, young people and skills ● In work conditionality including sanctions ● International labour market policy (International Labour Organization; ) ● European Social Fund ● UK Shared Prosperity Fund ● Work services and Jobcentre Plus partnership working ● Jobcentre Plus campaigns ● Jobseeker’s Allowance ● Income Support ● People and Location Programme ● Youth Obligation Support Programme ● Flexible Support Fund ● Labour market interventions for self-employment (including the New Enterprise Allowance and future offer and the ‘minimum income floor’ used to work out earnings for Universal Credit) ● Benefit cap ● Health and Safety Executive ● Office for Nuclear regulation ● Cross DWP spokesperson shadowing the House of Lords

Private Office to Mims Davies MP Telephone: 0203 267 5078 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion) Guy Opperman MP

Responsibilities include: ● Pensioner benefits, including new State Pension, Winter Fuel Payments, Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance ● Private and occupational pensions, including regulatory powers and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) ● Automatic enrolment into a workplace pension ● Oversight of arms-length bodies, including the Pensions Regulator, Pension Protection Fund, Financial Assistance Scheme and Pensions Ombudsman ● Financial guidance, budgeting, saving and debt, including the Money and Pensions Service and Financial Inclusion Policy Forum ● Methods of payment and Post Office card accounts ● Future relations with the EU in relation to pensions

Private Office to Guy Opperman MP Telephone: 0203 267 5024 Email: [email protected]

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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery) MP

Responsibilities include: ● Overall management and delivery of Universal Credit ● Support for disadvantaged groups in Universal Credit including care leavers, prison leavers, survivors of domestic abuse, people with drug or alcohol dependency, rough sleepers and those who are facing homelessness ● Housing policy and Housing Benefit delivery ● ‘Help to Claim’ service ● Poverty ● Benefit uprating ● Military Covenant ● Fraud, error and debt

Private Office to Will Quince MP Telephone: 0203 267 5038 Email: [email protected]

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Work and Pensions) Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE DL

Responsibilities include: ● Spokesperson for DWP business in the House of Lords ● Child maintenance ● Family test ● Parental conflict ● Legislation and statutory instruments strategy ● Social Security Advisory Committee relationship management ● Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments, Sure Start Maternity grants, Funeral Expenses Payment scheme and Budgeting loans) ● Bereavement benefits ● Supported accommodation ● Support for Mortgage Interest ● Maternity benefits ● Departmental planning and performance management, including oversight of: ○ The single departmental plan, including tracking progress against manifesto commitments ○ Other external reporting and governance requirements ● Departmental business, including oversight of: ○ Departmental capability in commercial and digital affairs ○ Commercial contracting policy ○ Transparency and data-sharing issues ○ Research and trialling

Private Office to Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE DL Telephone: 0203 267 5047 Email: [email protected]

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I V - EXECUTIVE AGENCIES

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY

Works to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy.​

Woodham Lane Telephone: 0208 2257611 ​ Addlestone Website: Surrey www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-pl KT15 3NB ant-health-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Responsible Minister: Lord Gardiner of Kimble Chief Executive: Chris Hadkiss

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

The government’s marine and freshwater science experts, working for healthy and productive oceans, seas and rivers and safe and sustainable seafood.

Lowestoft Laboratory Telephone: 01502 562244 ​ Pakefield Rd Website: www.cefas.co.uk ​ ​ Lowestoft Email: [email protected] ​ Suffolk NR33 0HT

Parent Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Responsible Minister: Victoria Prentis MP Chief Executive: RAdm Tom Karsten

COMPANIES HOUSE

Register company information and make it available to the public.

80 Petty France Telephone: 020 20380193 ​ Westminster Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations SW1H 9EX /companies-house Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Responsible Minister: Lord Callanan Chair: Lesley Cowley OBE Chief Executive: Louise Smith

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CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION AUTHORITY

Deal with compensation claims from people who have been physically or mentally injured because they were the victim of a violent crime in England, Scotland or Wales.

Alexander Bain House Telephone: 0300 003 3601 ​ Atlantic Quay Website: 15 Street www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crimina Glasgow l-injuries-compensation-authority G2 8JQ Email: United Kingdom https://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/?a=68536

Parent Department: Ministry of Justice Responsible Minister: Alex Chalk MP Chief Executive: Linda Brown

THE CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

The Crown Commercial Service is an and trading fund responsible for improving government commercial and procurement activity.

9th Floor Telephone: 0345 410 2222 ​ Capital Building Website: Old Hall Street www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown- Liverpool commercial-service L3 9PP Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Cabinet Office Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Non-Executive Chair: Tony van Kralingen Chief Executive: Simon Tse

DEFENCE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS AGENCY

A trusted MOD and industry partner, delivering assured electronics and components capability in support of Defence.

Welsh Road Telephone: 012 4484 7694 ​ Deeside Website: Flintshire www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defenc North Wales e-electronics-and-components-agency CH5 2SL Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Ministry of Defence Responsible Minister: Jeremy Quin MP Chief Executive: Geraint Spearing

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DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT Bespoke trading entity; manages a vast range of complex projects to buy and support all the equipment for the Armed Forces; works closely with industry, including through partnering arrangements and private finance initiatives.

MOD Abbey Wood Telephone: 01179 130893 ​ Bristol Website: BS34 8JH www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defenc e-equipment-and-support Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Ministry of Defence Responsible Minister: Jeremy Quin MP Chief Executive: Sir Simon Bollom

DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

Maximises the impact of science and technology for the defence and security of the UK.

Porton Down Telephone: 019 5989 2000 ​ Salisbury Website: www.dstl.gov.uk ​ ​ SP4 DJQ Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Ministry of Defence Responsible Minister: Jeremy Quin MP Chief Executive: Gary Aitkenhead

DRIVER AND VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

DVLA's primary responsibilities include the licensing and registration of vehicles in the UK and the licensing of drivers in Great Britain. Through these activities, DVLA directly supports Road Safety, the collection of Vehicle Excise Duty, law enforcement and environmental initiatives.

Longview Road Telephone: 0117 954 3200 ​ Morrison Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations SA6 7JL /driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Transport Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Chief Executive: Julie Lennard

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DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has been formed by the merger of the Driving Standards Agency and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency. As of April 2015, it operates as a single trading fund. The agency employs around 4,600 staff around Great Britain in a variety of operational and administrative roles. The agency improves road safety in Great Britain by setting standards for driving and motorcycling, and making sure drivers, vehicle operators and MOT garages understand and follow roadworthiness standards. It also provides a range of licensing, testing, education and enforcement services.

Berkeley House Telephone: 0117 954 3200 ​ Croydon Street Website: Bristol www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver- BS5 0DA and-vehicle-standards-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Transport Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Chief Executive: Gareth Llewellyn

EDUCATION AND SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

Brings together the former responsibilities of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to create a single agency accountable for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults.

Sanctuary Buildings Telephone: 0370 000 2288 ​ Great Smith Street Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations SW1P 3BT /education-and-skills-funding-agency Parent Department: Department for Education Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Chief Executive: Eileen Milner Chair: Irene Lucas CBE

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY

The Government Property Agency provides professional property asset management services across central government’s general purpose estate. It is an enabler for the delivery of Civil Service transformation and drives efficiency, savings and enhanced asset values through a portfolio approach to asset optimisation.

10 Victoria Street Website: London www.gov.uk/government/organisations/govern SW1H 0NB ment-property-agency Email: [email protected] ​ Parent Department: Cabinet Office Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Chair: Patricia Richie Chief Executive: Steven Boyd

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HM PRISON AND PROBATION SERVICE

Running prison and probation services, rehabilitation services for people in our care leaving prison, making sure support is available to stop people reoffending, contract managing private sector prisons and services such as: the prisoner escort service and electronic tagging.

102 Petty France Telephone: 01633 630 941 ​ London Website: SW1H 9AJ www.gov.uk/government/organisations/her-m ajestys-prison-and-probation-service Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Ministry of Justice ​ Responsible Minister: Lucy Frazer QC MP Chief Executive Officer: Dr Jo Farrar

HM COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE

The administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales.

102 Petty France Telephone: 020 3334 3555 ​ London Website: SW1H 9AJ www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-co urts-and-tribunals-service Email: https://contact-moj.dsd.io/ ​

Parent Department: Ministry of Justice ​ Responsible Minister: Chris Philp MP Chief Executive: Susan Acland-Hood

INSOLVENCY SERVICE

Administers compulsory company liquidations and personal bankruptcies and deals with misconduct through investigation of companies and enforcement.

11th Floor Telephone: 0300 678 0015 ​ Southern House Website: Wellesley Grove https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations Croydon /insolvency-service CR0 1XN Email: http://www.insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk/contac tus/general.htm

Parent Department: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ​ Responsible Minister: Lord Callanan Interim Chief Executive: Dean Beale

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LEGAL AID AGENCY

Provide civil and criminal legal aid and advice in England and Wales to help people deal with their legal problems. 102 Petty France Telephone: 0300 200 2020 ​ London Website: SW1H 9AJ www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-a id-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Ministry of Justice ​ Responsible Minister: Alex Chalk MP Chief Executive: Jane Harbottle

MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY

Maritime emergency response capability through Her Majesty's Coastguard including search and rescue and responding to pollution from ships, regulatory inspections of ships, registration of UK Ships and Seafarers, development and implementation of the UK Government's maritime safety policies.

Spring Place Telephone: 023 8032 9100 ​ 105 Commercial Road Website: Southampton https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations SO15 1EG /maritime-and-coastguard-agency Email: [email protected] ​ ​

Parent Department: Department for Transport ​ Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Chief Executive: Brian Johnson

MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regulates medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion in the UK.

MHRA Telephone: 020 3080 6000 ​ 10 South Colonnade Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations E14 4PU /medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulator y-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department of Health and Social Care Responsible Minister: Lord Bethell of Romford Interim Chief Executive: Dr. June Raine CBE

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MET OFFICE

Meteorological predictions across all timescales from weather forecasts to climate change.

Fitzroy Road Telephone: 03301 351567 ​ Exeter Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk ​ ​ EX1 3PB Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ​ Responsible Minister: Amanda Solloway MP Chief Executive: Professor Penelope Endersby

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION

The National Infrastructure Commission provides the government with impartial, expert advice on major long-term infrastructure challenges.

National Infrastructure Commission Website: www.nic.org.uk ​ ​ 4th Floor Email: [email protected] ​ Finlaison House 15-17 Furnival Street London EC4A 1AB

Parent Department: HM Treasury Responsible Minister: Jesse Norman MP Chair: Sir John Armitt CBE

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC GUARDIAN

Helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance and make important decisions for others who cannot decide for themselves.

PO Box 16185 Telephone: 0300 456 0300 ​ Birmingham Website: B2 2WH www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office- of-the-public-guardian Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Ministry of Justice ​ Responsible Minister: Alex Chalk MP Chief Executive Officer: Nick Goodwin

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PLANNING INSPECTORATE

The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, national infrastructure planning applications, examinations of local plans and other planning-related and specialist casework in England and Wales.

Room 3 O/P Telephone: 0303 444 5000 ​ Temple Quay House Website: 2 The Square www.gov.uk/government/organisations/planni Temple Quay ng-inspectorate Bristol Email: [email protected] ​ BS1 6PN

Parent Department: Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government ​ Responsible Minister: Christopher Pincher MP Chief Executive: Sarah Richards

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND *

We exist to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities.

Public Health England Telephone: 020 7654 8000 ​ Wellington House Website: 133 - 155 Waterloo Road https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations London /public-health-england SE1 8UG Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department of Health and Social Care Responsible Minister: Jo Churchill MP Chief Executive: Duncan Selbie Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer: Richard Gleave

*see recent announcement on creation of new NIHP - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-national-institute-for-health-protecti on) ​

QUEEN ELIZABETH II CONFERENCE CENTRE

The QEII Conference Centre (QEIICC) is an international events venue that hosts conferences and receptions for up to 2,500 delegates in Westminster, London.

QEII Centre Telephone: 0207 798 4000 ​ Broad Sanctuary Website: https://qeiicentre.london/ ​ ​ Westminster Email: https://qeiicentre.london/enquiries/ ​ London SW1P 3EE

Parent Department: Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government ​ Responsible Minister: Luke Hall MP Chief Executive: Mark Taylor

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RURAL PAYMENTS AGENCY

The Rural Payments Agency is an executive agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The agency delivers the European Union Common Agricultural Policy payments to farmers and traders in England, paying out over £2 billion in subsidies each year.

PO Box 69 Telephone: 03000 200 301 ​ Reading Website:www.gov.uk/government/organisatio ​ RG1 3YD ns/rural-payments-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ​ Responsible Minister: Victoria Prentis MP Chief Executive: Paul Caldwell

STANDARDS AND TESTING AGENCY

Develop and deliver assessments for children in education between reception and the end of 2.

Cheylesmore House Telephone: 0300 303 3013 ​ Quinton Road Website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/standa CV1 2WT rds-and-testing-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Education ​ Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Chief Executive and Accounting Officer: Una Bennett

SUBMARINE DELIVERY AGENCY

The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is an Executive Agency responsible for the procurement, in-service support and disposal of UK submarines. The SDA works closely with its two primary customers, the Defence Nuclear Organisation and Navy Command.

MOD Abbey Wood Telephone: 020 7218 9000 ​ Bristol Email: [email protected] ​ BS34 8JH

Parent Department: Ministry of Defence Responsible Minister: Jeremy Quin MP Chief Executive: Ian Booth

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TEACHING REGULATION AGENCY

Responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession, including misconduct hearings and the maintenance of the database of qualified teachers.

Cheylesmore House Telephone: 020 7593 5393 ​ Quinton Road Website: Coventry https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations CV1 2WT /teaching-regulation-agency

Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Education ​ Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Chief Executive: Alan Meyrick

UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE

The Debt Management Office (DMO) is an Executive Agency of Her Majesty’s Treasury. The DMO's aim is to carry out the Government's debt management policy of minimising its financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk, and to manage the aggregate cash needs of the Exchequer in the most cost-effective way. The DMO is also responsible for the functions of the Public Works Loan Board & Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt.

UK Debt Management Office Telephone: 020 7862 6500 ​ Eastcheap Court Website: www.dmo.gov.uk ​ 11 Philpot Lane London EC3M 8UD United Kingdom

Parent Department: HM Treasury Responsible Minister: John Glen MP Chief Executive: Sir Robert Stheeman

UK HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE

The UK Hydrographic Office is a world-leading centre for hydrography, specialising in marine geospatial data that helps others to unlock a deeper understanding of the world’s oceans.

Taunton Telephone: 018 2348 4444 ​ Somerset Website: www.ukho.gov.uk ​ ​ TA1 2DN Email: [email protected] ​ ​

Parent Department: Ministry of Defence ​ Responsible Minister: Baroness Goldie DL Acting Chief Executive: Rear Admiral Peter Sparkes

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UK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE

Responsible for intellectual property rights including patents, designs, trademarks and copyright.

3rd floor Telephone: 01633 811136 ​ 10 Victoria St Website: Westminster https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations London /intellectual-property-office SW1H 0NB Email: [email protected] ​ ​

Parent Department: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ​ Responsible Minister: Amanda Solloway MP Chair: Nick Smallwood Chief Executive: Tim Moss

UK SPACE AGENCY

Responsible for all strategic decisions on the UK civil space programme and provide a clear, single voice for UK space ambitions.

Polaris House Telephone: 0207 215 5000 ​ North Star Avenue Website: www.gov.uk/ukspaceagency/ ​ Swindon Email: [email protected] ​ SN2 1SZ

Parent Department: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ​ Responsible Minister: Amanda Solloway MP Chief Executive: Dr Graham Turnock

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION AGENCY

The Vehicle Certification Agency is the UK approval authority for the type approval of motor vehicles and components as well as a leading certification body offering management system certification. 1 Eastgate Office Centre Telephone: 0300 330 5797 ​ Eastgate Road Website: Bristol www.gov.uk/government/organisations/vehicle BS5 6XX -certification-agency Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Transport ​ Responsible Minister: Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Chief Executive: Pia Wilkes

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VETERINARY MEDICINES DIRECTORATE

Protects animal health, public health and the environment.

Woodham Lane Telephone: 01932 336 911 ​ New Haw Website: Addlestone www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterin Surrey ary-medicines-directorate KT15 3LS Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Responsible Minister: Lord Gardiner of Kimble Chief Executive: Professor Peter Borriello

WILTON PARK

Wilton Park provides a global forum for strategic discussion. It organises over 50 events a year in the UK and overseas, bringing together leading representatives from the worlds of politics, business, academia, diplomacy, civil society and media. Events focus on issues of international security, prosperity and justice.

Wilton Park Telephone: 0190 3815 020 ​ Wiston House Website: https://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/ ​ Steyning West Sussex BN44 3DZ Parent Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Responsible Minister: Nigel Adams MP Chief Executive: Colin Smith

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V - NON-MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

The Charity Commission registers and regulates charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence.

102 Petty France Telephone: 030 0066 9197 ​ Westminster Website: www.charitycommission.gov.uk ​ London Email: [email protected] ​ ​ SW1H 9AJ

Chair: Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE Chief Executive: Helen Stephenson CBE

COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY

Promote competition for the benefit of consumers, both within and outside the UK.

Competition and Markets Authority Telephone: 020 3738 6000 ​ The Cabot Website: 25 Cabot Square https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations London /competition-and-markets-authority E14 4QZ United Kingdom

Chairman: Lord Andrew Tyrie Chief Executive: Dr Andrea Coscelli

CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is an independent body, responsible for prosecuting people in England and Wales. Created by the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, the CPS works closely with the police to advise on lines of inquiry and to decide on appropriate charges or other disposals in all but minor cases. CPS prosecutors prepare and present cases for court. The Director of Public Prosecutions is the head of the CPS; he is superintended by the Attorney General and accounts, through the Law Officers, to Parliament. The CPS’s Headquarters are in London and York. The CPS has offices based on a structure of 13 geographical areas. The CPS London Area covers the operational boundaries of both City of London Police and Metropolitan Police Service. The CPS incorporates the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office who are responsible for prosecuting major drug trafficking and tax fraud cases in the UK.

102 Petty France Telephone: 020 3357 0885 ​ London Website: www.cps.gov.uk ​ ​ SW1H 9EA Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Attorney General’s Office Director of Public Prosecutions: Max Hill Chief Executive: Rebecca Lawrence

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FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) was set up in April 2000 under the Food Standards Act 1999. Its main aim is to protect people's health and the interest of the consumer in relation to food. The FSA is a non-Ministerial government department operating at arm's length from Ministers. It also has statutory powers to publish its own independent advice. The FSA covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In April 2015, Scotland launched Food Standards Scotland.

Floors 6 and 7 Telephone: 020 7276 8829 ​ Clive House Website: www.food.gov.uk ​ ​ 70 Petty France Email: [email protected] ​ London SW1H 9EX Chair: Heather Hancock Chief Executive: Emily Miles

FORESTRY COMMISSION

Increases the value of woodlands to society and the environment.

Forestry Commission Telephone: 0300 067 4000 ​ 620 Bristol Business Park Website: Coldharbour Lane www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestr Bristol y-commission BS16 1EJ Email: United Kingdom [email protected]

Chairman: Sir William Worsley Chief Executive: Ian Gambles

Agencies of Forestry Commission Forest Research Forestry England

GOVERNMENT ACTUARY’S DEPARTMENT

Government Actuary's Department (GAD) provides actuarial analysis of all types to the public sector, including; actuarial services to all the main public service pension schemes; policy advice; advice on transfers of employment and certification of private sector organisations’ pension arrangements when staff are transferred; advice to UK Government, and a range of other countries and jurisdictions, on social security arrangements; helps UK Government manage its financial risks. Our work spans all areas of insurance; investment, risk and modelling.

Finlaison House Telephone: 020 7211 2601 ​ 15-17 Furnival Street Website: London www.gov.uk/government/organisations/govern EC4A 1AB ment-actuarys-department United Kingdom Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: HM Treasury Government Actuary: Martin Clarke

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GOVERNMENT INTERNAL AUDIT AGENCY

The Government Internal Audit Agency is an Executive Agency of Her Majesty’s Treasury. The Agency provides internal audit and assurance services across a wide range of central government customers.

It offers quality assurance on an organisation’s systems and processes, based on an objective assessment of the governance, risk management and control arrangements it has in place.

Government Internal Audit Agency Website: 10 Victoria Street www.gov.uk/government/organisations/govern London ment-internal-audit-agency SW1H 0NB Email: [email protected] ​ United Kingdom

Parent Department: HM Treasury Chief Executive Officer: Elizabeth Honer

GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT

The Government Legal Department provides litigation and advisory services to Government departments and other publicly funded bodies in England and Wales. It also administers the estates of people who die intestate with no known kin.

102 Petty France, Telephone: 020 7210 3000 ​ London Website: SW1H 9EA https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations /government-legal-department Email: [email protected]

Parent Department: Attorney General’s Office HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service: Sir Jonathan Jones KCB QC (Hon)

HM LAND REGISTRY

Register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales.

Trafalgar House Telephone: 020 7901 7000 ​ 1 Bedford Park Website: Croydon https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations CR0 2AQ /land-registry Email: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-hm-land -registry

Parent Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ​ Chief Land Registrar and Chief Executive: Simon Hayes

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HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS

We are the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority, and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support.

We do this by being impartial and increasingly effective and efficient in our administration. We help the honest majority to get their tax right and make it hard for the dishonest minority to cheat the system.

100 Parliament Street Website: London www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-re SW1A 2BQ venue-customs Email: www.gov.uk/contact-hmrc ​ ​

First and Chief Executive: Jim Harra Deputy Chief Executive and Second Permanent Secretary: Angela MacDonald (effective 01/08/2020)

Agencies of HM Revenue and Customs

Valuation Office Agency

NATIONAL ARCHIVES

The National Archives is a Non-Ministerial department. It fulfils the remit of the Public Record Office, the Historical Manuscripts Commission, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, Queen’s Printer for Acts of Parliament, Government Printer for Northern Ireland, and Queen’s Printer for Scotland. The National Archives’ main statutory duties are as set out in the Public Records Act 1958 and associated legislation.

The National Archives Telephone: 020 8876 3444 ​ Kew Website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ​ ​ Richmond Email: [email protected] ​ Surrey TW9 4DU

Parent Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Chief Executive and Keeper: Jeff James Chair: Lesley Cowley

NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY

Non-Ministerial Department National Law Enforcement Agency

1-6 Citadel Place Telephone: 0370 496 7622 ​ Tinworth Street Website: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/ ​ London Email: [email protected] ​ SE11 5EF

Parent Department: Home Office Director General: Lynne Owens Direct General (Capabilities): Nina Cope

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NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS

NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with 25 million customers and more than £167 billion invested. NS&I is both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our origins can be traced back over 150 years to 1861. When customers invest in NS&I products, they are lending to the Government, which goes towards the public purse. In return, the Government pays interest, or prizes for Premium Bonds.

NS&I Telephone: 08085 007 007 ​ Sunderland Website: www.nsandi.com ​ ​ SR43 2SB Email: www.nsandi.com/contact-us-email ​

Chief Executive: Ian Ackerley

OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDREN’S SERVICES AND SKILLS (Ofsted)

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people.

Clive House Telephone: 0300 123 1231 ​ 70 Petty France Website: London www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted SW1H 9EX Email: [email protected]

HM Chief Inspector: Chair: Prof. Julius Weinberg

OFFICE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS

Protect the interests of existing and future consumers in the Energy market.

11 South Colonnade Telephone: 020 7901 7289 ​ Canary Wharf Website: www.ofgem.gov.uk ​ ​ London Email: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/contact-us ​ E14 4PU

Chairman of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority: Martin Cave Chief Executive: Jonathan Brearley

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OFFICE OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS REGULATION (OFQUAL)

The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.

Earlsdon Park Telephone: 0300 303 3344 ​ 53-55 Butts Road Website: www.gov.uk/ofqual ​ ​ Coventry Email: [email protected] ​ CV1 3BH

Chief Regulator: Sally Collier Chair: Roger Taylor

OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the independent safety and economic regulator for Britain’s railways and monitor of Highways England. It is responsible for ensuring that railway operators comply with health and safety law. It regulates Network Rail’s activities and funding requirements, regulates access to the railway network, licenses the operators of railway assets and publishes rail statistics. ORR is also the competition authority for the railways and enforces consumer protection law in relation to the railway. As highways monitor ORR is responsible for monitoring Highways England’s management of the strategic road network – the motorways and main ‘A’ roads in England.

Customer Correspondence Team Telephone: 020 7282 2000 ​ Office of Rail and Road Website: https://orr.gov.uk/ ​ ​ One Kemble Street Email: [email protected] ​ ​ London WC2B 4AN

Chair: Declan Collier Interim Chief Executive: John Larkinson

SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE

The Serious Fraud Office is responsible in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the investigation and prosecution of cases involving serious and complex fraud.

Serious Fraud Office Telephone: 020 7239 7272 ​ 2-4 Cockspur Street Website: www.sfo.gov.uk ​ ​ London SW1Y 5BS Parent Department: Attorney General’s Office Director: Lisa Osofsky

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UK STATISTICS AUTHORITY

The Authority's statutory objective is to promote and safeguard the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It is also required to promote and safeguard the quality and comprehensiveness of official statistics, and ensure good practice in relation to official statistics.

1 Drummond Gate Telephone: 07818 011583 or 03000 671 570 ​ London Website: www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk ​ ​ SW1V 2QQ Email: [email protected]

Chairman: Sir David Norgrove Chief Executive (National Statistician): Ian Diamond

UK SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.

The Supreme Court Telephone: 020 7960 1500/1900 ​ Parliament Square Website: www.supremecourt.uk ​ ​ London Email: [email protected] ​ ​ SW1P 3BD

Chief Executive: Mark Ormerod

VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) gives the government the valuations and property advice needed to support taxation and benefits.

10 South Colonnade Website: Canary Wharf https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations London /valuation-office-agency

Chief Executive: Melissa Tatton

THE WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY

The economic regulator of the water sector in England and Wales

Ofwat Telephone: 0121 644 7500 ​ Centre City Tower Website: www.ofwat.gov.uk ​ 7 Hill Street Email: [email protected] ​ Birmingham B5 4UA

Chairman of the Water Services Regulation Authority: Jonson Cox Chief Executive: Rachel Fletcher

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V I - GOVERNMENT WHIPS

HOUSE OF COMMONS

Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP Treasury

Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household (Deputy MP Chief Whip)

Comptroller of HM Household (Government Mike Freer MP Whip)

Vice Chamberlain of HM Household Marcus Jones MP (Government Whip)

Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury MP (Government Whip) David Rutley MP Maggie Throup MP James Morris MP David Duguid MP Michael Tomlinson MP

Assistant Government Whip Leo Docherty MP Tom Pursglove MP MP Eddie Hughes MP Assistant Government Whip & Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at David TC Davies MP Wales

Assistant Government Whip & Nigel Huddleston MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at

DCMS

Assistant Government Whip & Alex Chalk MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at MoJ

HOUSE OF LORDS

Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of The Rt Hon Lord Ashton of Hyde the Gentlemen-at-Arms)

Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of the Queen's The Earl of Courtown Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard)

Baronesses & Lords in Waiting (Government Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Whip) Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay Baroness Penn

Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE Viscount Younger of Leckie

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V II - GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSONS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Lord Privy Seal and Leader of The House of Lords The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Deputy Leader of the House of Lords The Rt Hon Earl Howe

Law Officers The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC (Advocate General for Scotland)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Lord Callanan (Minister) Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt (Minister)

Cabinet Office Lord True CBE (Minister)

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Lord Greenhalgh of Fulham (Minister)

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Baroness Barran MBE (Minister)

Ministry of Defence Baroness Goldie DL (Minister)

Department for Education Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose (Minister) Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Higher Education Spokesperson)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Minister) The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Minister)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Minister) The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Minister)

Department of Health and Social Care Lord Bethell of Romford (Minister)

Home Office Baroness Williams of Trafford (Minister)

Department for International Development Baroness Sugg CBE (Minister) The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Minister)

Department for International Trade Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt (Minister)

Ministry of Justice The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC (Minister)

Northern Ireland Office Viscount Younger of Leckie (Spokesperson)

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Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland Viscount Younger of Leckie (Spokesperson)

Department for Transport Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Minister)

HM Treasury Lord Agnew of Oulton DL (Minister)

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Spokesperson)

Department for Work and Pensions Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE DL (Minister)

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V III - INDEX

Department/Agency Page

A

Animal and Plant Health Agency 74 Advocate General for Scotland, Office of the 56 Attorney General’s Office 8

B

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for 10

C

Cabinet Office 13 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 74 Charity Commission for England and Wales 86 Companies House 74 Competition and Markets Authority 86 HM Courts and Tribunals Service 78 Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority 75 Crown Commercial Service 75 Crown Prosecution Service 86

D

Defence, Ministry of 22 Defence Electronics and Components Agency 75 Defence Equipment and Support 76 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 76 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for 19 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 76 Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency 77

E

Education, Department for 26 Education & Skills Funding Agency 77 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for 29

F

Food Standards Agency 87 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 32 Forestry Commission 87

G

Government Actuary’s Department 87 Government Internal Audit Agency 88 Government Legal Department 88 Government Property Agency 77

H

Health and Social Care, Department of 36 HM Revenue and Customs 89 Home Office 40 Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry for 17

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Department/Agency Page

I

Insolvency Service 78 Intellectual Property Office 84 International Development, Department for 44 International Trade, Department for 48

J

Justice, Ministry of 51

L

HM Land Registry 88 Leader of the House of Commons, Office of the 57 Leader of the House of Lords, Office of the 58 Legal Aid Agency 79

M

Maritime and Coastguard Agency 79 Medicines and Healthcare Products and Regulatory Agency 79 Met Office 80

N

National Archives 89 National Crime Agency 89 National Infrastructure Commission 80 National Savings and Investments 90 Northern Ireland Office 54

O

Office of Rail and Road 91 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets 90 Office of the Public Guardian 80 Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) 91 Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) 90

P

Planning Inspectorate 81 Prime Minister's Office 59 HM Prison and Probation Service 78 Public Health England 81

Q

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 81

R

Rural Payments Agency 82

S

Scotland, Office of the Secretary of State for 60 Serious Fraud Office 91 Standards and Testing Agency 82 Submarine Delivery Agency 82

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Department/Agency Page

T

Teaching Regulation Authority 83 Transport, Department for 62 HM Treasury 64

U

UK Debt Management Office 83 UK Export Finance 68 UK Hydrographic Office 83 UK Space Agency 84 UK Statistics Authority 92 UK Supreme Court 92

V

Valuation Office Agency 92 Vehicle Certification Agency 84 Veterinary Medicines Directorate 85

W

Wales, Office of the Secretary of State for 69 The Water Services Regulation Authority 92 Wilton Park 85 Work and Pensions, Department for 71

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