Minister of State for Social Care (UK)
The Minister of State for Social Care is a mid-level position in the Department of Health and Social Care in the British government.[1] The minister often deputises for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care alongside the Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care. The minister is in charge of social care in England.[1]
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Social Care | |
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| Department of Health and Social Care | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--143 |
History
editIn the 1960s, the role was known as Minister of State for Social Services in the Department of Social Security.
The position was created in 2006, with Ivan Lewis being made Minister of State for Care Services.[2]
After the Conservative victory in the 2015 United Kingdom general election Alistair Burt returned to Government as Minister of State for Care and Support in the Department of Health. In July 2016, Burt announced that he would be resigning from his Ministerial position, "Twenty-four years and one month ago, I answered my first question as a junior minister in oral questions and I’ve just completed my last oral questions," Burt said. It was made clear that his resignation was not related to Brexit.[3]
The position was given to David Mowat and renamed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care and Support. David Mowat lost his Warrington South seat in the snap 2017 general election.[4] He was not replaced until 2018 when Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Caroline Dinenage as the new Minister of Care.[5] Dinenage stayed in her role when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister and served in the First Johnson ministry and into the Second Johnson ministry.
As part of the 2020 British cabinet reshuffle, a number of junior ministers were moved around. Dinenage was made the new Minister of State for Digital and Culture.[6] Helen Whately was her replacement.[7][8] Helen Whatley has been in charge of government response to social care during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom,[9] particularly in reference to vaccination deployment.[10]
Responsibilities
editThe Minister of State for Social Care leads on the following:[1]
- adult social care:
- winter planning for adult social care
- funding and markets (charging reform)
- quality (system reform)
- workforce
- integration, including discharge
- community health services
- major diseases:
- cancer
- diabetes
- strokes
- rare diseases
- screening
- dementia
- end-of-life care
- COVID-19 vaccine licensing
- long-term conditions
Minister of State for Social Care
edit| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Social Services | |||||||
| Stephen Swingler
MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme |
1 November 1968 | 19 February 1969 | Labour | Harold Wilson | |||
| David Ennals
MP for Dover |
|
1 November 1968 | 19 June 1970 | Labour | Harold Wilson | ||
| Baroness Serota | 25 February 1969 | 19 June 1970 | Labour | Harold Wilson | |||
| Minister of State for Care Services | |||||||
| Ivan Lewis
MP for Bury South |
|
15 May 2006 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | Tony Blair (2006–2007) Gordon Brown (2007–2008) | ||
| Phil Hope
MP for Corby |
|
5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | ||
| Paul Burstow
MP for Sutton and Cheam |
|
11 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Liberal Democrat | David Cameron | ||
| Minister of State for Care and Support | |||||||
| Norman Lamb
MP for North Norfolk |
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4 September 2012 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrat | David Cameron | ||
| Minister of State for Community and Social Care | |||||||
| Alistair Burt
MP for North East Bedfordshire |
|
11 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care and Support | |||||||
| David Mowat
MP for Warrington South |
|
14 July 2016 | 9 June 2017 | Conservative | Theresa May | ||
| Minister of State for Social Care | |||||||
| Caroline Dinenage
MP for Gosport |
|
9 January 2018 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | Theresa May (2018–2019) Boris Johnson (2019–2020) | ||
| Helen Whately
MP for Faversham and Mid Kent |
|
13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | ||
| Minister of State for Care and Mental Health | |||||||
| Gillian Keegan
MP for Chichester |
|
16 September 2021 | 8 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | ||
| Minister of State for Health | |||||||
| Robert Jenrick
MP for Newark |
|
7 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | ||
| Minister of State for Social Care | |||||||
| Helen Whately
MP for Faversham and Mid Kent |
|
26 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | ||
| Stephen Kinnock
MP for Aberafan Maesteg |
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8 July 2024 | Present | Labour | Keir Starmer | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Minister of State (Minister for Care)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Samuel, Mithran (29 July 2008). "Ivan Lewis challenges adult care sector to deliver". Community Care. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ May, Josh (5 July 2016). "Alistair Burt announces resignation as Health Minister". PoliticsHome.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Coles, Amy (9 June 2017). "Warrington South won by Labour as Faisal Rashid snatches Tory seat". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Hft welcomes new Minister of State for Care". Politics Home. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Douglas, Alex (17 February 2020). "New Minister of Care appointed following cabinet reshuffle". Access and Mobility Professional. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "New jobs for Kent MPs in government reshuffle". Kent Online. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "New Minister of State for Care". Care Management Matters. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Too soon for families of vaccinated care home residents to visit loved ones, says Helen Whately". inews.co.uk. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "One in three care home workers turned down vaccine, JCVI boss tells MPs". LBC. Retrieved 24 February 2021.