Public Affairs

Ministry of Defence

Secretary of State for Defence
The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP

Responsible for strategic direction on:

 

Operations
Personnel
The Strategic Defence and Security Review
Defence planning, programme and resource allocation
Defence policy
International relations
Nuclear programme
Acquisition
Parliamentary business and communications

 

 

Minister of State (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Nick Harvey MP

Leads on:

 

Operations and operational policy, including operational legal issues
Force generation, including readiness, recuperation, key enablers, deployed operational logistic delivery, operational training exercises
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (International Security Strategy)
Gerald Howarth MP
Leads on:
International defence strategy and relations, Defence Diplomacy, and international defence institutions
Defence exports

 

 

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans)
Andrew Robathan MP

 
Leads on:

 

Approach to Service personnel and civil servants
The wider service family, including Reserves, Cadets, veterans and families

 

 

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Defence Equipment, Support and Technology)
Peter Luff MP

 
Leads on:

 

The equipment cycle, including investment decisions, science and technology and industrial strategy
Non-equipment investment programme and decisions, including IT and estates
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Lord Astor of Hever DL
Leads on:
Lords spokesman on Defence policy, operations, personnel, equipment and legacy issues

 

 

Agencies of the Ministry of Defence

 

 

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory*
Defence Storage and Distribution Agency
Defence Support Group
Defence Vetting Agency
Met Office*
Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency
People, Pay and Pensions Agency
Service Children's Education
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency
UK Hydrographic Office *
* These agencies operate as Trading Funds