Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the smooth running of government - from developing policy, to modernising public services. Cabinet Office hosts a number of corporate services - cross-government functions that support government as a whole.
In the United Kingdom and its colonies, cabinets began as smaller sub-groups of the English Privy Council. The term comes from the name for a relatively small and private room used as a study or retreat.
Cabinet Office
| Department overview |
|---|
| Employees | 8,270 (As of June 2020) |
| Annual budget | £2.1 billion (current) & £400 million (capital) for 2011–12 |
| Ministers responsible | Rt Hon. Boris Johnson MP, Prime Minister Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office |
Cabinet Office - Government - Contacts. (242) 328-2526 (P.M.)
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Established in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.
Who is the British minister?
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February 2020 – present
| Portfolio | Minister |
|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury | The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office |
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Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms
| Location | Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall, London |
|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Crisis management centre |
Cabinet ministers
- The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP.
- The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP.
- The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP.
- The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP.
- The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP.
- The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP.
- The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP.
- The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP.
Home Secretary
| Secretary of State for the Home Department |
|---|
| Incumbent Priti Patel since 24 July 2019 |
| Home Office |
| Style | Home Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (UK and the Commonwealth) |
| Status | Great Office of State |
After Green's resignation in 2017, the de facto Deputy Prime Minister function and responsibility was carried out by David Lidington in the office as Minister for the Cabinet Office, before passing to new First Secretary of State Dominic Raab in 2019.
Current ministerial ranking
| Rank | Minister | Department |
|---|
| 1 | Boris Johnson | Cabinet Office |
| 2 | Rishi Sunak | HM Treasury |
| 3 | Dominic Raab | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| 4 | Priti Patel | Home Office |
There are currently 16 different Secretaries of State.
The Prime Minister is the leader of Her Majesty's Government and is ultimately responsible for all policy and decisions. The Prime Minister also: oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies. appoints members of the government.
Below are the Cabinet positions and their responsibilities, listed in order of succession to the Presidency:
- Vice President of the United States.
- Secretary of State.
- Secretary of the Treasury.
- Secretary of Defense.
- United States Attorney General.
- Secretary of the Interior.
- Secretary of Agriculture.
- Secretary of Commerce.
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Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is the UK's tax, payments, and customs authority.
In 2019/20 the value of HMRC tax receipts for the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 634.64 billion British pounds. This represented a net increase of 319 billion pounds when compared with 2000/01.
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