Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety
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| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety | |
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| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business and Trade | |
| Style | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 7 July 2024 |
| Website | www |
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety is a junior-level position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business and Trade in the British Government.[1]
The role is currently held by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch since July 2024 and appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Responsibilities
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
- Online safety and counter-disinformation
- Digital Markets Unit
- Tech policy and market facing technology, including skills
- National Data Library
- International strategy, including electronic trade
- Economic security
- Technology diffusion
- Technology investment
- National security and resilience
- Geospatial Commission
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister | ||
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | ||||||
| Maggie Jones | 
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5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
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