A Guide to the Government for BIA Members (2021)
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A guide to the Government for BIA members Correct as of 1 July 2021 This is a briefing for BIA members on the Government led by Boris Johnson and key ministerial appointments for our sector following the appointment of the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and other recent changes. The Government currently holds a majority of 82 seats in the House of Commons. The life sciences sector is high on the Government’s agenda and Boris Johnson has pledged to make the UK “the leading global hub for life sciences after Brexit”. With its strong majority, the Government has the power to enact the policies supportive of the sector in the Conservatives 2019 Manifesto. All in all, this indicates a positive outlook for life sciences during this Government’s tenure. Contents: Ministerial and policy maker positions in the new Government relevant to the life sciences sector ......................................................................................... 2 Ministers and policy maker profiles ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Ministerial and policy maker positions in the new Government relevant to the life sciences sector* *Please note that this guide only covers ministers and responsibilities relevant to the life sciences and will be updated as further roles and responsibilities are announced. Department Position Holder Relevant responsibility Holder in previous government Number 10 Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP Boris Johnson MP Prime Minister’s Chief of Dan Rosenfield Senior aid to the Prime Minister Dominic Cummings Staff PPS to the Prime Minister Alex Burghart MP and Trudy Alex Burghart MP Harrison MP Director of No10 Policy Unit Munira Mirza Adviser to the Prime Minister on Munira Mirza overall Government policy Special Adviser to Prime James Phillips R&D Policy Minister and Business Secretary Special Adviser to the Prime Will Warr Health policy Will Warr Minister: Health and Social Care Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Michael Gove MP Advising the Prime Minister on Michael Gove MP Lancaster developing and implementing Government policy; committees and implementation taskforces (including no-deal preparation; overseeing devolution consequences of EU exit) PPS to the Chancellor of the Kevin Hollinrake MP Kevin Hollinrake MP Duchy of Lancaster BIA member briefing Page 2 HM Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak MP Sajid Javid MP Joint Economic Unit Liam Booth-Smith, Co-ordinating economic policy between No10 and HMT Douglas McNeill, between Number 10 and the (established after the Feb Nerissa Chesterfield, Treasury; budget policy; media and 2020 reshuffle) comms Cass Horowitz, Rupert Yorke, Lisa Lovering, James Nation PPS to the Chancellor James Cartlidge MP Chris Philp MP Chief Secretary to the Stephen Barclay MP Public expenditure including capital Rishi Sunak MP Treasury investment; tax credits Financial Secretary Jesse Norman MP Strategic oversight of the UK tax Jesse Norman MP system including direct, indirect, business, property and personal taxation; corporate and small business taxation; European and international tax issues Exchequer Secretary to the Kemi Badenoch MP UK growth and productivity; Simon Clarke MP Treasury including Industrial Strategy; Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine; promoting UK as a destination for foreign direct investment (non-financial services) and the Patient Capital Review Economic Secretary to the John Glen MP Financial conduct, including John Glen MP Treasury and City Minister relationship with the FCA; EU exit financial services; Bank lending and access to finance BIA member briefing Page 3 Business, Energy and Secretary of State for Kwasi Kwarteng MP Alok Sharma MP Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Special Advisor to the Celia McSwaine Policy and media Natasha Adkins Business Secretary Special Advisor to the Cameron Brown Policy and media Samantha Magnus Business Secretary PPS to the Business Jo Gideon MP Craig Tracey MP Secretary Parliamentary Under Nadhim Zahawi MP Vaccine Taskforce; national security Nadhim Zahawi MP Secretary of State (Minister and investment; sector lead for life for Business and Industry; sciences; Covid Vaccine deployment Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment) Parliamentary Under Amanda Solloway MP Science; research; innovation; Chris Skidmore MP (was Secretary of State (Minister industrial strategy delivery; sector Minister of State) for Science, Research and lead for intellectual property, Innovation) maritime, space and technology. Parliamentary Under Lord Callanan Lords lead on all BEIS issues; Lord Duncan of Secretary of State (Minister corporate governance; better Springbank for Business, Energy and regulation and regulatory reform Corporate Responsibility) Department of Health and Secretary of State for Sajid Javid MP Matt Hancock MP Social Care Health and Social Care Special Adviser to the Emma Dean Advising the Health Secretary Richard Sloggett Health Secretary across his brief Special Adviser to the Damon Poole Media Adviser Jamie Njoku-Goodwin Health Secretary Special Adviser to the Allan Nixon Parliamentary liaison Allan Nixon Health Secretary BIA member briefing Page 4 PPS to the Health Secretary Steve Double MP Gillian Keegan MP PPS to the Ministerial Team Virginia Crosbie MP James Cartlidge MP Minister of State (Minister Helen Whately MP COVID 19: NHS workforce and test Caroline Dinenage MP for Care) and trace; adult social care; health/care integration; workforce Minister of State (Minister Edward Argar MP COVID: NHS resilience and supply Edward Argar MP for Health) (ventilators); EU future relationship and trade; NHS operational performance Parliamentary Under Jo Churchill MP COVID: supply (PPE) and vaccine Jo Churchill MP Secretary of State (Minister deployment; health improvement; for Prevention, Public health inequalities; prevention; Health and Primary Care) primary care; major diseases Minister of State (Minister Nadine Dorries MP COVID: Test and trace, social Nadine Dorries MP for Mental Health, Suicide distancing; Mental health; patient Prevention and Patient safety and experience; NHS Safety) litigation; sponsorship of CQC and NHS Resolution Parliamentary Under- Lord Bethell of Romford COVID: treatments and vaccines; Baroness Blackwood Secretary of State (Minister Life sciences; medicines; research; for Innovation) rare diseases; anti-microbial resistance; global health security Department for Secretary of State for Liz Truss MP Liz Truss MP International Trade International Trade Special Advisor to the Trade Adam Jones, Policy and Comms Kane Daniell Secretary Sophie Jarvis, Jamie Hope PPS to the Trade Secretary David Duguid MP Bim Afolami MP BIA member briefing Page 5 Minister of State for Trade Greg Hands MP Export controls; FTAs with USA, Conor Burns MP Policy Australia, New Zealand, Japan; engagement with WTO; UK tariff policy Minister for Investment Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Investment strategy; promoting Graham Stuart MP Kt investment across all sectors; promoting FDI and portfolio investment in the UK Department for Education Secretary of State for Gavin Williamson CBE MP Damian Hinds MP Education Special Advisor to the Iain Mansfield, Policy and Comms Katherine Howell Education Secretary Angus Walker Minister of State for Michelle Donelan MP Academic research and education Chris Skidmore MP (held Universities (‘Science and Universities’ brief now ‘Science and Universities’ split between BEIS and DfE) brief across BEIS and DfE) Parliamentary Under Gillian Keegan MP Apprenticeships and skills Nick Gibb (held brief as Secretary of State (Minister Minister) for Apprenticeships and Skills BIA member briefing Page 6 Key ministers and policymaker profiles Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP - Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the Conservative party to a major victory in the 2019 General Election. His manifesto has pledged to make the UK a leading global hub for life sciences, which he calls an industry of the future. He also promises to “unlock long-term capital in pension funds to invest in and commercialise our scientific discoveries” and expand R&D tax credits to include data, something the BIA has long advocated for. The BIA published analysis of each major party’s manifesto before the 2019 General Election. His first speech as PM in July 2019 praised the UK’s “extraordinary bioscience sector” and highlighted the life sciences and academia as strengths of the economy. He mentioned a new gene therapy to treat the most common form of blindness, which, though he didn’t name them, has been developed by Gyroscope and Orbit Biomedical, both BIA members. The speech gave several reasons to be hopeful for beneficial policies for the life sciences sector, and suggests a strong influence from individuals like George Freeman MP, Sir John Bell and Will Warr (see below). Johnson spoke at the BIA UK Bioscience Forum in 2013 when Mayor of London and, in 2014, launched MedCity, which aimed to support London and the south east becoming the world’s life sciences capital. As an MP he has not made the sector a key focus of his work but has written about gene therapies in his Telegraph column and has backed greater NHS spending. BIA members GSK and MSD are based in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency. William Warr – Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Health, Social Care, Life Sciences, Technology & AI Together with Sir John