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Minister of State for Industry#Minister for the Investment Security Unit

{{Short description|Ministerial position in the UK Government}}

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Minister of State for Industry

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| insignia = Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg

| insigniacaption = Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government

| department = Department for Business and Trade
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

| image = Official portrait of Sarah Jones MP, 2024.jpg

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| incumbent = Sarah Jones

| incumbentsince = 8 July 2024

| style = Minister

| type = Minister of the Crown

| status = Minister of State

| member_of = His Majesty's Government

| reports_to = Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

| seat = Westminster

| nominator = Prime Minister

| appointer = The Monarch

| appointer_qualified = {{small|(on the advice of the Prime Minister)}}

| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

| salary = £115,824 per annum {{small|(2022)}}{{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}
(including £86,584 MP salary){{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}

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The Minister of State for Industry is a mid-level role in the Department for Business and Trade and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of His Majesty's Government. It has been held by Sarah Jones since 8 July 2024.

Since 2024, the Minister has belonged to two government departments.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Minister of State for Industry in DBT include:{{cite web |title=Minister for Industry - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-minister-for-industry |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=11 August 2024 |language=en}} 30px Text was copied from this source, which is available under an [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.

(DBT Responsibilities)

  • advanced manufacturing
  • automotive
  • aerospace
  • defence
  • consumer goods
  • chemicals and plastics
  • construction
  • infrastructure
  • maritime and shipbuilding
  • steel
  • materials and critical minerals
  • Industrial Development Advisory Board

(DESNZ Responsibilities)

  • Office For Clean Energy Jobs
  • green finance
  • green jobs and skills
  • carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS)
  • carbon leakage
  • hydrogen
  • industrial decarbonisation and emissions trading, including fuel switching, business and commercial buildings decarbonisation
  • energy sector supply chains
  • green growth sectors
  • clean energy investments
  • mineworkers’ pensions

List of Ministers

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!Portrait

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! colspan="2" | Ministry

colspan=8 |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Energy
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|Jesse Norman

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|18 July 2016

|14 June 2017

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|May
{{small|(I)}}

colspan=8 |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Richard Harrington

|60px

|14 June 2017

|25 March 2019

! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan=2 | May
{{small|(II)}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Andrew Stephenson

|60px

|4 April 2019

|25 July 2019

rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan=2 | Nadhim Zahawi

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| rowspan=2 | 25 July 2019

| rowspan=2 | 15 September 2021

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| Johnson
{{small|(I)}}

rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| rowspan=2 | Johnson
{{small|(II)}}

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|Lee Rowley

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| 17 September 2021

| 6 July 2022

colspan=8 |Minister of State for Industry
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|Jackie Doyle-Price

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|7 September 2022

|27 October 2022

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Truss

colspan=8 |Minister of State for Industry and Investment Security
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| Nus Ghani

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| 27 October 2022

| 7 February 2023

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Sunak

colspan=8 |Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security
{{nobold|Also Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit}}
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| Nus Ghani

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| 7 February 2023

| 26 March 2024

! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Sunak

colspan=8 |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Economic Security
{{nobold|Also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Investment Security Unit}}
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Alan Mak

|File:Official portrait of Alan Mak crop 2.jpg

|26 March 2024

|5 July 2024

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|Sunak

colspan=8 |Minister of State for Industry
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|Sarah Jones

|File:Official portrait of Sarah Jones MP crop 2, 2024.jpg

|8 July 2024

|Incumbent

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|Starmer

Minister for the Investment Security Unit

{{Infobox official post

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Investment Security Unit

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| flag =

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| flagcaption =

| insignia = Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg

| insigniacaption = Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government

| department = Cabinet Office

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| incumbent = Vacant

| incumbentsince = 5 July 2024

| style = The Right Honourable
{{small|(within the UK and Commonwealth)}}

| type = Minister of the Crown

| status = Minister of State

| member_of = His Majesty's Government

| reports_to = Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office

| seat = Westminster

| nominator = Prime Minister

| appointer = The Monarch

| appointer_qualified = {{small|(on the advice of the Prime Minister)}}

| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure

| salary = £115,824 per annum {{small|(2022)}}{{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}
(including £86,584 MP salary){{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}

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}}

Following the reorganisation of government departments in February 2023 the minister in charge of the Investment Security Unit was moved from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Cabinet Office.

The Investment Security Unit is responsible for identifying, addressing and mitigating national security risks to the UK arising when a person gains control of a qualifying asset or qualifying entity as set out in the National Security and Investment Act.

=Ministers=

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! colspan="2" |Name

!Portrait

! colspan="2" |Term of office

! colspan="2" |Ministry

colspan=8 | Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| Nus Ghani

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| 7 February 2023

| 26 March 2024

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|Sunak

colspan=8 |Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Investment Security Unit
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Alan Mak

|File:Official portrait of Alan Mak crop 2.jpg

|26 March 2024

|5 July 2024

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|Sunak

References

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