National policies, strategies & work programmes
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The current Government Departments & Ministerial Teams as at 11/09/2025 are:
Department for Transport (DfT)
- Secretary of State for Transport - Heidi Alexander MP
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Kier Mather MP
- Minister of State (Rail Minister) - Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Transport Minister) - Simon Lightwood MP
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Emma Reynolds MP
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) - Mary Creagh CBE MP . The role includes planning and land use framework; domestic biodiversity; environmental targets and EIP and lead for Office for Environmental Protection
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - The Rt Hon Steve Reed MP
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was replaced by:
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero - The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology - The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP
- Department for Business and Trade - Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade - The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP