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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
British ministerial position From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Alistair Carns since September 2025.
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The office sometimes acts as the deputy to the secretary of state for defence, when it is of Minister of State rank.[1] In July 2024, the appointment of Luke Pollard reverted the minister’s title to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.
The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow minister for the armed forces.
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Roles
The responsibilities of the minister of state for the armed forces are:
- implementation of relevant SDR Vision and Recommendations
- oversight of Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ)
- legislation (including Armed Forces Bill)
- Northern Ireland Legacy
- Ukraine support – operations
- autonomy and drones, including Drone Centre of Excellence
- Force Posture and Deployment
- Intelligence
- Global Operational policy and commitments
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) operations and planning
- crisis response
- Permanent Joint Operational Bases and Overseas Bases (including Cyprus, Falkland Islands and Gibraltar)
- Military Aid to Civilian Authority (MACA)
- Homeland Defence
- UN Peacekeeping and Human Security Call Out Orders
- Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Reports
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List of ministers and under-secretaries
Colour key (for political parties):
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
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Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces
| Member of Parliament |
| Kevan Jones (2015 to 2016) |
| Kate Hollern (2016) |
| Wayne David (2016 to 2020) |
| Stephen Morgan (2020 to 2021) |
| Stephen Kinnock (2021 to 2022) |
| Luke Pollard (2022 to 2024) |
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