Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs explained

Post:	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth
Style:	Minister
Termlength:	At His Majesty's pleasure
Appointer Qualified:	on advice of the Prime Minister
Appointer:	The Monarch
Nominator:	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Department:	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Insigniacaption:	Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Insignia:	Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg
Abolished:	4 July 2024
Last:	Robbie Moore

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth was a junior position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government. The office was merged with the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs in 2024.^[1]

Responsibilities

The Minister's responsibilities include:

• Rural affairs: rural productivity and connectivity, rural life opportunities (childcare, education, skills and health)
• DEFRA business in the House of Lords
• Landscape, including National *Parks and AONBs
• Access including rights of way and coastal paths
• Animal and plant health
• Domestic green finance and finance markets for nature and the environment
• Lead for RBG Kew, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Veterinary Medicines Directorate and Animal Health and Welfare Board for England

Ministers

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Party	Prime Minister
Minister of State for Rural Affairs
	Alun Michael		11 June 2001	10 May 2005	Labour	Tony Blair
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs
	Jim Knight		6 May 2005	5 May 2006	Labour	Tony Blair
	Barry Gardiner		5 May 2006	28 June 2007	Labour	Tony Blair
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment
	Joan Ruddock		2 July 2007	5 October 2008	Labour	Gordon Brown
	Dan Norris		5 June 2009^[2]	11 May 2010	Labour	Gordon Brown
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs
	Richard Benyon		6 June 2010	7 October 2013	Conservative	David Cameron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management
	Dan Rogerson		7 October 2013	8 May 2015	Liberal Democrats	David Cameron
	Rory Stewart		12 May 2015	13 July 2016	Conservative	David Cameron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity
	The Lord Gardiner of Kimble		13 July 2016	10 May 2021	Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity
	The Lord Benyon		13 May 2021	20 September 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs
	Scott Mann		20 September 2022	28 October 2022	Conservative	Liz Truss
Minister of State for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs
	The Lord Benyon		30 October 2022	14 November 2023	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth
	Robbie Moore		14 November 2023	5 July 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
Office merged with the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs

References

1. Web site: Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs) - GOV.UK . 2024-07-25 . www.gov.uk . en.
2. Web site: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Dan Norris MP (Minister for Rural Affairs and Environment) . Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs . 9 December 2009 . https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100304120540/http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/who/ministers/norris.htm . 4 March 2010.