Secretary of State for Social Services
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The Secretary of State for Social Services was a senior UK Cabinet position responsible for overseeing health and social security policy before its functions were later divided among other departments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Social Services canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cabinet position
ⓘ
ministerial office ⓘ |
| abolished | 1988 ⓘ |
| advisedBy | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| associatedWith |
Department of Health
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harold Wilson government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1968 ⓘ |
| department | Department of Health and Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | national ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
health service administration
ⓘ
social security benefits system ⓘ |
| isPositionHeldBy | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| legalForm | Secretary of State office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguageName | Secretary of State for Social Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Department of Health and Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
income maintenance
ⓘ
public health ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| portfolioIncludes |
National Health Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
social security administration NERFINISHED ⓘ social services ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice |
Minister of Health
ⓘ
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | division of health and social security functions into separate departments ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
health policy
ⓘ
social security policy ⓘ |
| scope |
England and Wales
NERFINISHED
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partly Northern Ireland ⓘ partly Scotland ⓘ |
| seat | Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Secretary of State for Social Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| successorOffice |
Secretary of State for Health
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of State for Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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