Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts)

Organisations: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Responsibilities

The Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts is responsible for:

• Arts 
• Creative Industries
• Media 
• Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power 
• Gambling, Heritage, Libraries and Museums (in the Commons)

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP

   2025 to 2026

Announcements

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• Economic Estimates: Employment January 2025 to December 2025 for DCMS Sectors
  • 16 July 2026
  • Official statistics
• Local journalism to benefit from new government funding to reach new audiences
  • 07 July 2026
  • Press release
• Economic Estimates: Employment in DCMS sectors, April 2024 to March 2025
  • 02 April 2026
  • Official statistics
• Reformed Arts Council to better ensure the arts are no longer the preserve of the privileged few 
  • 26 March 2026
  • Press release
• UK Government and European Commission join forces to help protect Ukrainian cultural heritage
  • 25 March 2026
  • Press release
• New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services
  • 24 February 2026
  • Press release
• Creative businesses to benefit from government finance package
  • 17 February 2026
  • News story
• Ministers kick off review to safeguard radio’s future
  • 12 February 2026
  • Press release
• UK Soft Power Council, October 2025: minutes
  • 26 January 2026
  • Policy paper
• Government backed campaign reaches almost 80,000 young people
  • 09 December 2025
  • Press release

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