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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Kingdom political role
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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
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industrial strategy ⓘ innovation policy ⓘ skills and training policy ⓘ |
| governmentCounterpart | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasOppositionFunction |
develop alternative business and industrial policies
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hold government to account on business and innovation ⓘ |
| isShadowOf | UK government business and innovation portfolio ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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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
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Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic growth
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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
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Official Opposition on industrial strategy ⓘ Official Opposition on innovation and skills ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
scrutiny of government business policy
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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
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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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Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary