| Post: | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| Department: | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Incumbent: | The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 July 2024 |
| Style: | Minister |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| First: | Chris Philp |
| Formation: | 2021 |
| Website: | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--144 |
The parliamentary under-secretary of state for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety is a junior position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government.[1]
Between 2021 and 2024 the role was known as parliamentary under-secretary of state for Tech and the Digital Economy. The position was originally part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport but was moved to the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the February 2023 cabinet reshuffle.
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | |||||||
| Chris Philp | 16 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |||
| Damian Collins | 8 July 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson Liz Truss | |||
| Paul Scully | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |||
| Saqib Bhatti | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future Digital Economy and Online Safety | |||||||
| The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 9 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour Party | Keir Starmer | |||