Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital ID

United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital ID
United Kingdom; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital ID
	Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
	Incumbent; James Frith; since 3 March 2026
	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Cabinet Office
Style	Minister
Appointer	The monarch; (on the advice of the prime minister)
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	9 January 2026
First holder	Josh Simons

The parliamentary under-secretary of state for digital ID is a junior position in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Cabinet Office in the British government.^[1] The post is currently held by James Frith.

Responsibilities

The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:^[1]

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Party	Prime Minister
	Josh Simons		9 January 2026	28 February 2026	Labour	Keir Starmer
	James Frith		3 March 2026	Incumbant	Labour	Keir Starmer

Cabinet Office
Ministers	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for the Cabinet Office Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Minister without Portfolio Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Commons Paymaster General Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office
Civil Service	Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary
Ministerial departments	Prime Minister's Office Office of the Leader of the House of Commons Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
Non-ministerial department	UK Statistics Authority
Executive agencies	Crown Commercial Service Government Property Agency
Non-departmental public bodies	Civil Service Commission Equality and Human Rights Commission Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Boundary Commission for England Boundary Commission for Wales Committee on Standards in Public Life House of Lords Appointments Commission Security Vetting Appeals Panel Senior Salaries Review Body
Other organisations	Commissioner for Public Appointments Government Car Service (Prime Ministerial Car) Office for Equality and Opportunity Government Estates Management National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Office of the Parliamentary Counsel Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists Privy Council Office
Secretariats	Civil Contingencies Secretariat Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms Defence and Overseas Secretariat Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat
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