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Denham announces new Ministerial Team at the Department For Innovation, Universities And Skills
4 July 2007
Secretary of State John Denham today announced the responsibilities of his Ministerial team at the new Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
The Department’s primary role will be to drive forward delivery of the Government’s long-term vision to make Britain one of the best places in the world for science, research and innovation and to raise the level of education and skills at every level in our economy to give the UK the competitive edge.
The Rt Hon John Denham: Secretary Of State For Innovation, Universities And Skills
Overall responsibility for the Department.
Bill Rammell: Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education. Responsible for:
Further Education strategy and implementation
Skills strategy and implementation, including Leitch delivery
The Learning and Skills Council
Standards and performance in further education and skills, including the Quality Improvement Agency
Higher Education strategy and implementation, including widening participation and part-time learners
Employer Engagement in Higher Education
The Higher Education Funding Council for England
Student finance policy
Liaison between further and higher education
International relations and the Joint International Unit, including the Prime Minister’s initiative on overseas HE students
Liaison with the Department for Children, Schools and Families
Liaison with the Department for Work and Pensions
Ian Pearson: Minister of State for Science and Innovation
Responsible for:
Business and Science
The Research Base
The Research Councils
Innovation
The Technology Strategy Board
British National Space Centre
National Weights and Measures Laboratory
The Design Council
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, liaising with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Liaison with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Energy Technologies Institute
Commission for Environmental Markets and Economic Performance
David Lammy: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills
Responsible For:
The Commission for Employment and Skills
Sector Skills Councils and employer relations
The Train to Gain programme
National Skills Academies
Apprenticeships
Offender learning and skills
Skills competitions, World Skills, and links to the Olympics
Investors in People UK
Ufi learndirect
Industry Training Boards
Union learning, including union learning representatives and unionlearn
Leitch implementation plan
Diversity aspects of skills
Lord Triesman: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property and Quality
Lords Minister for the whole Department and responsible for:
The Student Loans Company (and Customer First programme)
The student loan debt sale
Endowments and voluntary giving for higher education
Quality assurance of Higher Education
UK Intellectual Property Office
Students as ‘customers’
Scenario building across DIUS
Departmental efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.
