The Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms is a mid-level position in the
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet reshuffle under the Rishi Sunak premiership.
The departm ...
of the
British Government
His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is currently held by MP
Chris Bryant
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and was previously held by
Julia Lopez and
John Whittingdale
Sir John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale (born 16 October 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maldon (and its predecessors) since 1992 and Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care sin ...
.
Responsibilities
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
* Digital infrastructure and telecoms
* Building Digital UK (BDUK)
* Data protection (including Data Bill)
* Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
* Digital inclusion
* Space sector growth and UK Space Agency (UKSA)
List of ministers
References
2023 establishments in the United Kingdom
Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom
Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
Science and technology in the United Kingdom
Science policy in the United Kingdom
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