Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets explained

Post:	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets
Termlength:	At His Majesty's pleasure
Appointer Qualified:	on the advice of the Prime Minister
Appointer:	The Monarch
Nominator:	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Incumbent:	Justin Madders
Incumbentsince:	9 July 2024
Department:	Department for Business and Trade
Insigniacaption:	Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Insignia:	Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets^[1] is a ministerial position in the Department for Business and Trade in the British Government. It is currently held by Justin Madders

The position was previously housed within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Responsibilities

As of 2023, the Minister has the following areas of regulation and governance within their portfolio:

small business and enterprise
scale up strategy
access to finance
labour market and employment rights (including National Minimum Wage)
postal services (including Royal Mail)
consumer and competition policy (including subsidy control)
mutual recognition of professional qualifications
Office for Product Safety and Standards
levelling up and regional growth
corporate governance and transparency
audit and insolvency
hospitality
retail
consumer goods
personal care
Post Office Limited
British Business Bank
Low Pay Commission
ACAS
Small Business Commissioner
Companies House
Competition & Markets Authority
Competition Service
The Insolvency Service
Competition Appeal Tribunal
Central Arbitration Committee
Certification Officer
Office of Manpower Economics
Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
Groceries Code Adjudicator
Pub Code Adjudicator
British Hallmarking Council
Financial Reporting Council
Regulatory Policy Committee

List of ministers

Name		Took office	Left office	Political party
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise
	Mark Prisk MP for Hertford and Stortford	13 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative	David Cameron Cameron–Clegg coalition
	Michael Fallon MP for Sevenoaks	4 September 2012	15 July 2014	Conservative	David Cameron Cameron–Clegg coalition
	Matt Hancock MP for West Suffolk	15 July 2014	11 May 2015	Conservative	David Cameron Cameron–Clegg coalition
Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise
	Anna Soubry MP for Broxtowe	11 May 2015	15 July 2016	Conservative	David Cameron Second Cameron ministry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
	Margot James MP for Stourbridge	17 July 2016	9 January 2018	Conservative	Theresa May First May ministry Second May ministry
	Andrew Griffiths MP for Burton	9 January 2018	13 July 2018	Conservative	Theresa May Second May ministry
	Kelly Tolhurst MP for Rochester and Strood	19 July 2018	13 February 2020	Conservative	Theresa May Second May ministry Boris Johnson First Johnson ministry Second Johnson ministry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets
	Paul Scully MP for Sutton and Cheam	13 February 2020	8 July 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson Second Johnson ministry
	Jane Hunt MP for Loughborough	8 July 2022	8 September 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson (Caretaker government)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets
	Dean Russell MP for Watford	20 September 2022	27 October 2022	Conservative	Liz Truss
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
	Kevin Hollinrake MP for Thirsk and Malton	27 October 2022	26 March 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
	Kevin Hollinrake MP for Thirsk and Malton	26 March 2024	5 July 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets
	Justin Madders MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	9 July 2024	Incumbent	Labour	Keir Starmer

Notes and References

Web site: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets - GOV.UK . 2024-07-25 . www.gov.uk . en.