Lord Mandelson has outlined the responsibilities of his Ministerial team at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The new department was created last week out of the merger of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
Lord Mandelson said of the merger: "The government needs to provide active and urgent help to business and employees. Bringing together the strengths and capabilities of the two former Departments will enable us to do that more effectively, ensuring British business can compete successfully in the future world economy."
The line up includes:
Lord Mandelson: First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Lord President of the Council. Overall responsibility for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Privy Council; working part of time in Cabinet Office as First Secretary of State.
Pat McFadden: Minister for Business Innovation and Skills. Deputises for Secretary of State on departmental business, particular focus on industrial activism - new industry, new jobs.
Lord Drayson: Minister for Science and Innovation. Responsible for innovation, Technology Strategy Board, science policy and wealth creation from science, Research councils, Foresight programme, Space, National Weights and Measures Laboratory, Design Council, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), Energy Technologies Institute, Commission for Environmental Markets and Economic Performance, British Standards Institution, UK Accreditation Service, Life Sciences, low carbon economy.
Rosie Winterton: Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination. Responsible for strengthening regional economies, Regional Development Agencies and sub-national implementation, Solutions for Business .
David Lammy: Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property. Responsible for building strong relationships across the higher education sector, higher education teaching quality.
Kevin Brennan: Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs. Responsible for further education, apprenticeships, Adult Skills Agenda, Train to Gain, National Skills Academies, Sector Skills Councils, UK Commission for Employment and Skills, LSC sponsorship.
Lord Davies of Abersoch: Minister for Trade, Investment and Business. Responsible for UK Trade & Investment.
Baroness Vadera: Minister for Economic Competitiveness, Small Business and Enterprise. Responsible for competitiveness, enterprise, growth and business investment, Business Council for Britain and the Business
Environment Unit.
Ian Lucas: Minister for Business and Regulatory Reform. Responsible for business sectors (aerospace; marine and defence, automotive; chemicals; construction; manufacturing, materials and
engineering; retail; services), Better Regulation Executive, Olympic legacy, sustainable development and regulation.
Lord Young of Norwood Green: Minister for Postal Affairs and Employment Relations. Responsible Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd, encouraging employer support for apprenticeships, student issues, employment relations, ACAS.
Lord Carter of Barnes: Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting. Responsible for communications and content industries including Digital Britain, electronics and IT services, creative industries.
