Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

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The Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills is a senior opposition frontbench role in UK politics responsible for scrutinising and challenging the government’s business, industrial strategy, and innovation policies.

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Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom political role
political office
shadow cabinet position
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
appointedBy Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Official Opposition (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork business policy
industrial strategy
innovation policy
skills and training policy
governmentCounterpart Department for Business, Innovation and Skills GENERATED
hasOppositionFunction develop alternative business and industrial policies
hold government to account on business and innovation
isShadowOf UK government business and innovation portfolio
jurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales NERFINISHED
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOf Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
officeType shadow secretary of state NERFINISHED
opposes Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills NERFINISHED
participatesIn Prime Minister’s Questions and relevant parliamentary debates
partOf Official Opposition frontbench NERFINISHED
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
policyArea economic growth
industrial competitiveness
technology and innovation
workforce skills development
politicalSystem Westminster parliamentary system NERFINISHED
positionHeldIn Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
reportsTo Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
represents Official Opposition on business issues
Official Opposition on industrial strategy
Official Opposition on innovation and skills
responsibleFor scrutiny of government business policy
scrutiny of government industrial strategy
scrutiny of government innovation policy
scrutiny of government skills policy
roleInDebates lead opposition spokesperson on business and innovation
scope enterprise and entrepreneurship policy
higher and further education skills policy
national economic policy
research and development policy
sector politics
status non‑governmental office
typicalOfficeHolder Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Pat McFadden positionHeld Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Nick Harvey positionHeld Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
this entity surface form: Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary