A guide to the Government for BIA members Correct as of 20 August 2019 This is a briefing for BIA members on the new Government led by Boris Johnson and key ministerial appointments for our sector. With 311 MPs, the Conservative Government does not have a parliamentary majority and the new Prime Minister may also have to contend with a number of his own backbenchers who are openly opposed to his premiership and approach to Brexit. It is currently being assumed that he is continuing the confidence and supply deal with the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). If the DUP will support the Government in key votes, such as on his Brexit deal (if one emerges), the Queen's Speech and Budgets, Boris Johnson will a working majority of 1. However, this may be diminished by Conservative rebels and possible defections. Contents: Ministerial and policy maker positions in the new Government relevant to the life sciences sector .......................................................................................... 2 Ministers and policy maker profiles................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 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 Overall-government policy Theresa May MP Director of No10 Policy Unit Munira Mirza Adviser to the Prime Minister on James Marshall (has now overall Government policy left government) Special Adviser to the Prime Dominic Cummings Adviser to the Prime Minister on N/C Minister overall strategy, particularly Brexit and no-deal planning Special Adviser to the Prime Will Warr Health policy Dr James Kent Minister: Health and Social Care Special Adviser to the Prime Unknown Industrial Strategy Giles Wilkes (no longer in Minister: Industrial Strategy government) Chief of Staff Sir Edward Lister Senior aide to the Prime Minister Gavin Barwell (no longer in government) Cabinet Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Michael Gove MP Advising the Prime Minister on David Lidington MP (has Lancaster developing and implementing now left government) Government policy; committees and implementation taskforces (including no-deal preparation; overseeing devolution consequences of EU exit HM Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid MP Overall economic policy Phillip Hammond MP BIA member briefing Page 2 Special Adviser to the Samuel Coates and Policy Poppy Trowbridge Chancellor Matthew Elliot Special Adviser to the Olivia Robey Political Kane Daniell Chancellor Special Adviser to the James Hedgeland Media and Comms Sonia Khan Chancellor PPS to the Chancellor Chris Philp MP Point of contact for MPs on behalf of Sajid Javid MP Chief Secretary to the Rishi Sunak MP Public expenditure including capital Liz Truss MP Treasury investment; tax credits (now Secretary of State for Trade) Financial Secretary Jesse Norman MP Strategic oversight of the UK tax Mel Stride MP (no longer system including direct, indirect, in government) business, property and personal taxation; corporate and small business taxation; European and international tax issues Exchequer Secretary to the This role no longer exists UK growth and productivity, Robert Jenrick MP (now Treasury including Industrial Strategy, Secretary of State for Northern Power House and Communities and Local Midlands Engine, promoting UK as a Government) 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 Andrea Leadsom MP Overall business policy Greg Clark MP Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Special Advisor to the Marc Pooler Policy and media Jacob Willmer Business Secretary Special Advisor to the Luke Graystone Policy and media Will Holloway Business Secretary PPS to the Business Craig Tracey MP Point of contact for MPs on behalf of Secretary Andrea Leadsom MP Minister of State for Jo Johnson MP Science, research and innovation; Chris Skidmore MP (now Universities, Science and industrial strategy; intellectual in the health Innovation (joint with DfE) property department) Special Adviser to Jo Iain Mansfield Higher education and research Stian Westlake (no longer Johnson policy in government) Parliamentary Under- Nadhim Zahawi MP Industrial Strategy delivery; Sector Andrew Stephenson Secretary of State Deals; sector lead for life sciences; supply chains; regulation and regulatory reform Parliamentary Under- Lord Duncan of Springbank Lords lead on all BEIS issues Lord Henley (no longer in Secretary of State government) Department of Health and Secretary of State for Matt Hancock MP Overall health policy Matt Hancock MP Social Care Health and Social Care Special Adviser to the Richard Sloggett Advising the Health Secretary across Richard Sloggett Health Secretary his brief Special Adviser to the Jamie Njoku-Goodwin Media Jamie Njoku-Goodwin Health Secretary BIA member briefing Page 4 Special Adviser to the Allan Nixon Parliamentary liaison Allan Nixon Health Secretary PPS to the Health Secretary Unknown Point of contact for MPs on behalf of Alex Chalk MP Matt Hancock MP Minister of State for Health Chris Skidmore MP Brexit; commercial Stephen Hammond MP Minister of State for Care Caroline Dinenage MP Social care Caroline Dinenage MP Parliamentary Under Jo Churchill MP Primary care prevention and early Seema Kennedy MP Secretary of State for intervention; health protection and Prevention, Public Health improvement; international and Primary Care diplomacy and relations; major diseases; NHS litigation Parliamentary Under Nadine Dorries MP TBC Jackie Doyle-Price MP Secretary of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety Parliamentary Under- Baroness Blackwood Life sciences industry; R&D; rare Baroness Blackwood Secretary of State for diseases; medicines pricing and Health regulation; data; academic health science centres Department for Exiting Secretary of State for Stephen Barclay MP Policy to support Brexit Stephen Barclay MP the European Union Exiting the European Union negotiations and co-ordinating across Government Special Adviser to the Brexit Steph Lis Policy and comms Steph Lis Secretary Special Adviser to the Brexit Kenny Ferguson Policy and comms Kenny Ferguson Secretary PPS to the Secretary of Jack Brereton MP Point of contact for MPs on behalf of Jack Lopresti MP State for Exiting the Stephen Barclay MP European Union BIA member briefing Page 5 Parliamentary Under James Duddridge MP Business engagement; Robin Walker MP Secretary of State Implementation period; market access; Northern Ireland and Ireland Department for Secretary of State for Liz Truss MP Developing, co-ordinating and Liam Fox MP International Trade International Trade delivering a new trade and investment policy to promote UK business across the globe Special Advisor to the Trade Kane Daniell Policy and Comms David Goss Secretary PPS to the Trade Secretary Unknown Point of contact for MPs on behalf of Mike Wood MP Liam Fox MP Minister of State Conor Burns MP Responsibility for the Trade Policy George Hollingbery MP Group and the development of new trade policy Parliamentary Under Graham Stuart MP Bio-economy, chemicals and agri- Graham Stuart MP Secretary of State (Minister technology for Investment) Minister of State for Trade Unknown Lead on promotion of UK goods and Baroness Rona Fairhead and Export Promotion services abroad, including life science and healthcare Department for Education Secretary of State for Damian Hinds MP Overall education policy Damian Hinds MP (No Education longer in government) Special Advisor to the TBC Policy and Comms Jon Yates Education Secretary Special Advisor to the TBC Policy and Comms Meg Powell-Chandler Education Secretary Minister of State for Jo Johnson MP Higher education Chris Skidmore MP (now Universities and Science at the health (joint with BEIS) department) BIA member briefing Page 6 Minister of State Unknown Apprenticeships, technical Ann Milton MP (no longer education and skills in government) BIA member briefing Page 7 Key ministers and policy maker profiles Boris Johnson - Prime Minister Everybody knows who Boris Johnson is, but few know what he will be like as Prime Minister. His opening speech 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. And he promised tax changes to increase incentives for businesses to invest in capital and research, hinting at the BIA’s long-called for expansions to R&D tax credits. 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, John Bell and Will Warr (see below). Taking the UK