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Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education

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British minister of state

United Kingdom Minister of State for Skills
Royal Arms ofHis Majesty's Government
Incumbent Jacqui Smith since 6 July 2024
Department for Education
Style	Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	TheMonarch on advice of thePrime Minister
Formation	2001 (Second Blair ministry)
First holder	Margaret Hodge MP
Website	https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--175

Theminister of state for Skills,^[1] formerlyMinister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education and previouslyMinister of State for Universities, is a mid-level position in theDepartment for Education in theBritish government. The position has been filled byJacqui Smith since July 2024.^[2] The minister has oversight over skills and higher and further education, includinguniversities and theStudent Loans Company.

UnderNew Labour, the role was known asMinister of State for Higher Education andMinister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Under theCameron–Clegg coalition andMay ministries, the role became known asMinister of State for Universities, Science and Cities andMinister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation. The role ofParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation was created out of this office.

Following the2021 British cabinet reshuffle under thesecond Johnson ministry, the role was known asMinister of State for Higher and Further Education and the officeholder,Michelle Donelan, was given the right to attend Cabinet. Under Donelan's successor,Andrea Jenkyns, the position was demoted to aParliamentary Under-Secretary of State role and known asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills, Further and Higher Education.

Under theSunak ministries, the role was promoted back to the level of Minister of State.^[3]

At certain times, the minister worked in theDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills.

The short formSkills Minister is sometimes used.^[4]

History

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The position had increased prominence in 2020 and 2021 when theCOVID-19 pandemic affected further education and university education.^[5] The minister attended cabinet briefly after the2021 British cabinet reshuffle.^[6]

Responsibilities

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The minister has the following responsibilities:^[7]

Skills England
Technical qualifications, including T Levels
Higher technical education (levels 4 and 5)
Adult education, including basic skills and combined authority devolution
Careers advice and support for young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) (including the Careers and Enterprise Company)
Apprenticeships, including the growth and skills levy
Technical Excellence Colleges
Local skills improvement plans
Governance, intervention and accountability of further education colleges
Funding for education and training, provision and outcomes for 16- to 19-year-olds
Further education funding, financial stability and workforce
Access to higher education, participation and lifelong learning
Quality of higher education and the student experience (including the Office for Students)
Student finance (including the Student Loans Company)
International education

List of ministers of state for higher and further education

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Name		Took office	Left office	Political party
Role created out of theDepartment for Education and Skills
Minister of State for Universities
	Margaret Hodge MP forBarking	11 June 2001	13 June 2003	Labour	Tony Blair (ll)
Minister of State for Higher Education
	Alan Johnson MP forKingston upon Hull West and Hessle	13 June 2003	8 September 2004	Labour	Tony Blair (ll)
	Kim Howells MP forPontypridd	10 September 2004	11 May 2005	Labour	Tony Blair (ll)
	Bill Rammell MP forHarlow	11 May 2005	5 October 2008	Labour	Tony Blair (lll) Gordon Brown (l)
Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
	David Lammy MP forTottenham	28 June 2007	11 May 2010	Labour	Gordon Brown (l)
Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities
	David Willetts MP forHavant	11 May 2010	14 July 2014	Conservative	David Cameron (Coalition)
	Greg Clark MP forRoyal Tunbridge Wells	15 July 2014	11 May 2015	Conservative	David Cameron (Coalition)
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
	Jo Johnson MP forOrpington	11 May 2015	9 January 2018	Conservative	David Cameron (II) Theresa May (I) +(II)
	Sam Gyimah MP forEast Surrey	9 January 2018	30 November 2018	Conservative	Theresa May (II)
	Chris Skidmore^[8] MP forKingswood	5 December 2018	24 July 2019	Conservative	Theresa May (II)
	Jo Johnson MP forOrpington	24 July 2019	5 September 2019	Conservative	Boris Johnson (l)
	Chris Skidmore MP forKingswood	10 September 2019	13 February 2020	Conservative	Boris Johnson (l) + (ll)
Minister of State for Universities Feb 2020 to Sept 2021 Minister of State for Higher and Further Education Sept 2021 to July 2022
	Michelle Donelan MP forChippenham	13 February 2020	5 July 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson (ll)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills, Further and Higher Education July 2022 to Sept 2022 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills Sept to Oct 2022
	Andrea Jenkyns MP forMorley and Outwood	9 July 2022	26 October 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson (ll)
Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education
	Robert Halfon MP forHarlow	26 October 2022	26 March 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak (I)
	Luke Hall MP forThornbury and Yate	26 March 2024	5 July 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak (I)
Minister of State for Skills
	Baroness Smith of Malvern	6 July 2024	Incumbent	Labour	Keir Starmer (I)

References

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^"Minister of State (Minister for Skills) - GOV.UK".www.gov.uk. Retrieved23 July 2024.
^"The Rt Hon Baroness Jacqui Smith - GOV.UK".www.gov.uk. Retrieved23 July 2024.
^"Minister of State (Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education) - GOV.UK".www.gov.uk. Retrieved8 November 2022.
^"Two ministers make visit to Keighley".Rombalds Radio. 13 October 2023. Retrieved26 October 2023.Skills Minister Robert Halfon
^"Ministers urged to put pressure on universities over refunds for students".Shropshire Star. 3 February 2021. Retrieved6 February 2021.
^"Cabinet reshuffle 2021: Who is in Boris Johnson's new cabinet?".BBC News. 16 September 2021. Retrieved16 September 2021.
^"Minister of State (Minister for Skills) - GOV.UK".www.gov.uk. Retrieved28 July 2024.
^Gaind, Nisha; Vesper, Inga (5 December 2018)."Government loyalist appointed new UK science minister as Brexit woes continue".Nature.doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07655-9.S2CID 158206538.

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History

Responsibilities

List of ministers of state for higher and further education

References

See also