Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence is a junior ministerial position in the UK government responsible for assisting senior defence ministers in managing national defence policy and the armed forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
junior ministerial office
ministerial position in the United Kingdom
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
appointerRole Monarch of the United Kingdom on advice of the Prime Minister
belongsTo executive branch of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork armed forces administration
defence policy
national security
hasConstituencyRequirement must normally be a Member of Parliament
hasDomain United Kingdom defence policy
hasMinisterialPortfolio defence
hasResponsibilityWithin British Armed Forces
surface form: United Kingdom armed forces
hasScope United Kingdom defence and armed forces matters
hierarchicalLevel junior ministerial rank
isAccountableFor aspects of defence policy implementation
isAccountableTo British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
isPositionInCabinetDepartment Ministry of Defence
isPositionInDepartment Ministry of Defence
isSubsetOf Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State positions
jurisdiction United Kingdom
legalForm Crown appointment
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London, England
surface form: London
officeHolderRole Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
officeType non-cabinet ministerial office
partOf British defence ministerial team
UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom

Ministry of Defence
reportsTo Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Secretary of State for Defence
requiresMembershipOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor assisting in management of national defence policy
assisting in oversight of the armed forces
supporting senior defence ministers
seat Whitehall
styleOfAddress Minister
subordinateTo Minister of State for the Armed Forces
surface form: Minister of State for Defence
supports Secretary of State for Defence in parliamentary business
senior defence ministers in policy development
usedInSystem Westminster system
surface form: Westminster parliamentary system
worksIn Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
surface form: Ministry of Defence Main Building

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Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty replacedBy Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Ministry of Defence hasDeputyHead Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Jeremy Quin positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
this entity surface form: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
Earl Howe positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
James Heappey positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
this entity surface form: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement
James Heappey positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
this entity surface form: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
John Spellar positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Bob Ainsworth positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
this entity surface form: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
Andrew Robathan positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
Peter Blaker positionHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence