# Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets is a ministerial position in the Department for Business and Trade in the British Government. It is currently held by Justin Madders
The position was previously housed within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

## Responsibilities

As of 2023, the Minister has the following areas of regulation and governance within their portfolio:
* small business and enterprise
* scale up strategy
* access to finance
* labour market and employment rights (including National Minimum Wage)
* postal services (including Royal Mail)
* consumer and competition policy (including subsidy control)
* mutual recognition of professional qualifications
* Office for Product Safety and Standards
* levelling up and regional growth
* corporate governance and transparency
* audit and insolvency
* hospitality
* retail
* consumer goods
* personal care
* Post Office Limited
* British Business Bank
* Low Pay Commission
* ACAS
* Small Business Commissioner
* Companies House
* Competition & Markets Authority
* Competition Service
* The Insolvency Service
* Competition Appeal Tribunal
* Central Arbitration Committee
* Certification Officer
* Office of Manpower Economics
* Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
* Groceries Code Adjudicator
* Pub Code Adjudicator
* British Hallmarking Council
* Financial Reporting Council
* Regulatory Policy Committee

## List of ministers

| Name | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Business and Enterprise ||||||||
| | Mark Prisk MP for Hertford and Stortford | 13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron Cameron–Clegg coalition |
| | Michael Fallon MP for Sevenoaks | 4 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | David Cameron Cameron–Clegg coalition |
| | Matt Hancock MP for West Suffolk | 15 July 2014 | 11 May 2015 | Conservative | David Cameron Cameron–Clegg coalition |
| Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise ||||||||
| | Anna Soubry MP for Broxtowe | 11 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron Second Cameron ministry |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility ||||||||
| | Margot James MP for Stourbridge | 17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 | Conservative | Theresa May First May ministry Second May ministry |
| | Andrew Griffiths MP for Burton | 9 January 2018 | 13 July 2018 | Conservative | Theresa May Second May ministry |
| | Kelly Tolhurst MP for Rochester and Strood | 19 July 2018 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | Theresa May Second May ministry Boris Johnson First Johnson ministry Second Johnson ministry |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets ||||||||
| | Paul Scully MP for Sutton and Cheam | 13 February 2020 | 8 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson Second Johnson ministry |
| | Jane Hunt MP for Loughborough | 8 July 2022 | 8 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (Caretaker government) |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets ||||||||
| | Dean Russell MP for Watford | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business ||||||||
| | Kevin Hollinrake MP for Thirsk and Malton | 27 October 2022 | 26 March 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
| Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business ||||||||
| | Kevin Hollinrake MP for Thirsk and Malton | 26 March 2024 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets ||||||||
| | Justin Madders MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough | 9 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer |