United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | |
---|---|
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | |
Style | Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 2021 |
First holder | Chris Philp |
Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--144 |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy is a junior position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government.[1] It is currently held by Saqib Bhatti MP.
The role was created out of the Minister of State for Digital and Culture at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas: