LIST OF MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Including Executive Agencies and Non-Ministerial Departments CABINET OFFICE December 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 4-6 Part III Ministerial Departments and Responsibilities 7-67 Part IV Executive Agencies 68-79 Part V Non-Ministerial Departments 80-87 Part VI Government Whips in the House of Commons and House of Lords 88 Part VII Government Spokespersons in the House of Lords 89-90 Part VIII Index 91-93 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 1 I - LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Minister for the Union The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP Chancellor of the Exchequer The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, First Secretary of State The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Minister for the Cabinet Office, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Alok Sharma 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 Gavin Williamson CBE Secretary of State for Education MP The Rt Hon George Eustice MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal Bowes Park The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP Minister without Portfolio for the Cabinet Office 2 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 Suella Braverman QC Attorney General MP 3 I I - ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MINISTERS, GOVERNMENT WHIPS AND GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSONS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS Name Department / Office Page A ADAMS, Nigel Foreign, Commonwealth & Development 32 AGNEW of Oulton DL, Lord Cabinet Office 13 Treasury 60 AHMAD of Wimbledon, Lord Foreign, Commonwealth & Development 32 ANDREW, Stuart Deputy Chief Whip 88 ARGAR, Edward Health and Social Care 34 ASHTON of Hyde, Lord Chief Whip 88 ATKINS, Victoria Home Office 40 B BADENOCH, Kemi Treasury 61 International Trade 44 BARCLAY, The Rt Hon Stephen Treasury 59 BARRAN MBE, Baroness Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 21 BERRIDGE of the Vale of Catmose, Education 27 Baroness International Trade 44 BETHELL of Romford, Lord Health and Social Care 36 BLOOMFIELD of Hinton Waldrist, Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) 88 Baroness BRAVERMAN QC, The Rt Hon Suella Attorney General’s Office 7 BROKENSHIRE, The Rt Hon James Home Office 38 BUCKLAND QC, The Rt Hon Robert Ministry of Justice 45 C CALLANAN, Lord Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 11 CAULFIELD, Maria Assistant Government Whip 88 CHALK, Alex Justice 46 Assistant Whip 88 CHURCHILL, Jo Health and Social Care 36 CLEVERLY, The Rt Hon James Foreign, Commonwealth & Development 31 COFFEY, The Rt Hon Thérèse Work and Pensions 65 COURTOWN, Earl of Deputy Chief Whip 88 COURTS, Robert Transport 57 D DAVIES, David TC Assistant Whip 88 Secretary of State for Wales 64 DAVIES, Mims Work and Pensions 66 DINENAGE, Caroline Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 20 DOCHERTY, Leo Assistant Government Whip 88 DONELAN, Michelle Education 25 DORRIES, Nadine Health and Social Care 35 DOWDEN CBE, The Rt Hon Oliver Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 19 DUDDRIDGE, James Foreign, Commonwealth & Development 33 DUGUID, David Secretary of State for Scotland 55 Government Whip 88 E ELLIS QC, The Rt Hon Michael Attorney General’s Office 8 EUSTICE, The Rt Hon George Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 28 EVANS of Bowes Park, The Rt Hon House of Lords 52, 88 Baroness 26 4 F 40 FORD, Vicky Education 45 FOSTER, Kevin Home Office 88 FRAZER QC, Lucy Ministry of Justice FREER, Mike Government Whip G GARDINER of Kimble, Lord Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 29 GIBB, The Rt Hon Nick Education 26 GLEN, John Treasury 60 GREENHALGH of Fulham , Lord Communities and Local Government 17 Home Office 40 GRIMSTONE of Boscobel, Lord Trade 43 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 10 GOLDIE DL, Baroness Defence 23 GOLDSMITH of Richmond Park, The Rt Foreign, Commonwealth & Development 32 Hon Lord Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 28 GOVE, The Rt Hon Michael Cabinet Office 12 H HALL, Luke Housing, Communities and Local 16 Government HANCOCK, The Rt Hon Matt Health and Social Care 34 HANDS, The Rt Hon Greg International Trade 43 HARRIS, Rebecca Government Whip 88 HART, Simon Secretary of State for Wales 63 HEATON-HARRIS, Chris Transport 56 HEAPPEY, James Defence 24 HOWE, The Rt Hon Earl House of Lords 52, 88 HUDDLESTON, Nigel Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 21 Assistant Government Whip 88 HUGHES, Eddie Assistant Government Whip 88 J JACK, The Rt Hon Alister Secretary of State for Scotland 54 JAYAWARDENA, Ranil Trade 44 JENRICK, The Rt Hon Robert Housing, Communities and Local 16 Government JOHNSON, The Rt Hon Boris Prime Minister’s Office 12, 53 JONES, Marcus Government Whip 88 K KEEGAN, Gillian Education 27 KWARTENG, The Rt Hon Kwasi Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 10 L LEWIS CBE, The Rt Hon Brandon Northern Ireland Office 48 LOPEZ, Julia Cabinet Office 14 M MACLEAN, Rachel Transport 57 MALTHOUSE, Kit Home Office 39 Justice 46 MERCER, Johnny Defence 24 Cabinet Office 15 MILLING, Amanda Cabinet Office 13 MORDAUNT, The Rt Hon Penny Cabinet Office 13 MORRIS, James Government Whip 88 MORTON, Wendy Foreign, Commonwealth & Development 33 N NORMAN, The Rt Hon Jesse Treasury 59 O OPPERMAN, Guy Work and Pensions 66 5 P PARKINSON of Whitley Bay, Lord Lord in Waiting 88 PATEL, The Rt Hon Priti Home Office 38 PENN, Baroness Baroness in waiting 88 PHILP, Chris Home Office 41 Justice 46 PINCHER, The Rt Hon Christopher Housing, Communities and Local 17 Government POW, Rebecca Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 29 PRENTIS, Victoria Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 30 PURSGLOVE, Tom Assistant Government Whip 88 Q QUIN, Jeremy Defence 23 QUINCE, Will Work and Pensions 67 R RAAB, The Rt Hon Dominic Foreign, Commonwealth & Development 31 REES-MOGG, The Rt Hon Jacob Leader of the House of Commons 51 RUTLEY, David Government Whip 88 S SCOTT of Bybrook OBE, Baroness Baroness in waiting 88 SCULLY, Paul Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy 11 SHAPPS, The Rt Hon Grant Transport 56 SHARMA, The Rt Hon Alok Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy 9 SMITH, Chloe Cabinet Office 12 SOLLOWAY, Amanda Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy 11 SPENCER, The Rt Hon Mark Chief Whip 88 STEDMAN-SCOTT OBE DL, Baroness Work and Pensions 67 STEPHENSON, Andrew Transport 56 STEWART of Dirleton, Lord Advocate General for Scotland 50 STEWART, Iain Secretary of State for Scotland 55 STUART, Graham International Trade 43 Export Finance 62 SUNAK, The Rt Hon Rishi Treasury 58 T THROUP, Maggie Government Whip 88 TOLHURST, Kelly Housing, Communities and Local 18 Government TOMLINSON, Justin Work and Pensions 65 TOMLINSON, Michael Government Whip 88 TRUE, Lord CBE Cabinet Office 14 TRUSS, The Rt Hon Elizabeth Trade 42 Export Finance 62 V VERE of Norbiton, Baroness Transport 57 W WALKER, Robin Northern Ireland Office 49 WALLACE, The Rt Hon Ben Defence 22 WARMAN, Matt Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 20 WHATELY, Helen Health and Social Care 35 WHITTINGDALE, The Rt Hon John Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 20 WILLIAMS of Trafford, Baroness Home Office 39 WILLIAMSON CBE, The Rt Hon Gavin Education 25 Y YOUNGER of Leckie, Viscount Lord in waiting 88 Z ZAHAWI, Nadhim Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 10 Health and Social Care 36 6 I II – MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE Correspondence Address Tel: 020 7271 2492 102 Petty France Website: London https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attor SW1H 9EA 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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 Home Secretary 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.