Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government

United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government
Incumbent
Feryal Clark
since 5 July 2024
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
StyleMinister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation5 July 2024
First holderFeryal Clark
Websitehttps://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-for-ai-and-digital-government

The parliamentary under-secretary of state for AI and digital government is a junior position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the British government.[1]

Responsibilities

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The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:

    • AI Safety Institute
    • AI transparency and ethics
    • AI regulation
    • AI opportunities
    • Large scale compute review
    • Cybersecurity
    • Digital public services
    • Digital Centre of Government
    • Digital identity policy  
    • Copyright Tribunal
    • Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
    • Corporate Minister

List of officeholders

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Name Portrait Term of office Party Prime Minister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
Chris Philp 16 September 2021 7 July 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson
Damian Collins 8 July 2022 27 October 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Paul Scully 27 October 2022 13 November 2023 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Saqib Bhatti 13 November 2023 5 July 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government
Feryal Clark 5 July 2024 Incumbent Labour Keir Starmer

References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2024.