Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage and DCMS Lords Minister

Organisations: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Responsibilities

• Arts and Libraries
• Museums and cultural property
• Heritage
• Cultural diplomacy
• National Archives
• Appointments
• DCMS business in the Lords

Previous holders of this role

1. Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

   2023 to 2024

Announcements

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• Nearly 70 museums and libraries across England to benefit from £33 million boost
  • 25 March 2024
  • Press release
• Government to carry out public body review of Arts Council England
  • 15 March 2024
  • Press release
• Lord Parkinson at Heritage Day hosted by The Heritage Alliance
  • 07 March 2024
  • Speech
• First black NHS matron, Beatles icon and pioneering ceramist to receive first official blue plaques outside London
  • 23 February 2024
  • Press release
• Museums to benefit from £24 million investment to fund major infrastructure projects
  • 10 February 2024
  • Press release
• DCMS letter to the Charity Commission on the Charities Act 2022
  • 02 February 2024
  • Correspondence
• Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Polar Medal at risk of leaving the UK
  • 02 February 2024
  • Press release
• £15 million boost for cultural venues to level up access to the arts across England
  • 31 January 2024
  • Press release
• Lord Parkinson speech at the Annual Banquet of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars
  • 30 January 2024
  • Speech
• Independent Review to guide libraries strategy in 2024
  • 18 January 2024
  • Press release

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