Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business

The Minister of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business is a ministerial position in the Department for Business and Trade in the British Government. It was most recently held by Kevin Hollinrake (until 5 July 2024) but is currently a vacant post.

The position was previously housed within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Responsibilities
As of 2023, the Minister has the following areas of regulation and governance within their portfolio:


 * small business and enterprise
 * scale up strategy
 * access to finance
 * labour market and employment rights (including National Minimum Wage)
 * postal services (including Royal Mail)
 * consumer and competition policy (including subsidy control)
 * mutual recognition of professional qualifications
 * Office for Product Safety and Standards
 * levelling up and regional growth
 * corporate governance and transparency
 * audit and insolvency
 * hospitality
 * retail
 * consumer goods
 * personal care
 * Post Office Limited
 * British Business Bank
 * Low Pay Commission
 * ACAS
 * Small Business Commissioner
 * Companies House
 * Competition & Markets Authority
 * Competition Service
 * The Insolvency Service
 * Competition Appeal Tribunal
 * Central Arbitration Committee
 * Certification Officer
 * Office of Manpower Economics
 * Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
 * Groceries Code Adjudicator
 * Pub Code Adjudicator
 * British Hallmarking Council
 * Financial Reporting Council
 * Regulatory Policy Committee