Minister of State for Social Care (UK)

The position was created in 2006, with Ivan Lewis being made Minister of State for Care Services.[4]

After the Conservative victory in the 2015 United Kingdom general election Alistair Burt returned to Government as Minister of State for Care and Support in the Department of Health. In July 2016, Burt announced that he would be resigning from his Ministerial position, "Twenty-four years and one month ago, I answered my first question as a junior minister in oral questions and I’ve just completed my last oral questions," Burt said. It was made clear that his resignation was not related to Brexit.[5]

The position was given to David Mowat and renamed as Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Care and Support. David Mowat lost his Warrington South seat in the snap 2017 general election.[6] He was not replaced until 2018 when Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Caroline Dinenage as the new Minister of Care.[7] Dineage stayed in her role when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister and served in the First Johnson ministry and into the Second Johnson ministry.

As part of the 2020 British cabinet reshuffle, a number of junior ministers were moved around. Dinenage was made the new Minister of State for Digital and Culture.[8] Helen Whately was her replacement.[9]

The minister is responsible for the following:[3]

• COVID-19:
  • social care resilience
  • NHS workforce
  • test and trace: Joint Biosecurity Centre
• adult social care
• health/care integration
• workforce
• dementia, disabilities and long-term conditions
• abortion
• NHS Continuing Healthcare
• sponsorship of:
  • HEE

• Health minister