Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister)

Organisations: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Responsibilities

The Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and Lords Minister is responsible for:

• Museums and cultural property
• Heritage
• Gambling 
• Libraries
• The National Archives
• Corporate Minister and Legislation
• DCMS business in the House of Lords

Previous holders of this role

1. Baroness Twycross

   2025 to 2026

Announcements

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• Economic Estimates: Employment January 2025 to December 2025 for DCMS Sectors
  • 16 July 2026
  • Official statistics
• Export bar to save flint handaxes crafted by some of Britain’s very first human settlers
  • 03 July 2026
  • Press release
• Public to have their say on National Lottery Good Causes
  • 01 July 2026
  • Press release
• Baroness Twycross' speech at Libraries Connected 2026
  • 12 June 2026
  • Speech
• Leaking church roofs to be fixed and heritage buildings revitalised as applications open for £48 million of heritage funding
  • 20 May 2026
  • Press release
• DCMS Economic Estimates: Earnings 2025
  • 23 April 2026
  • Official statistics
• Local museums receive £4 million to improve accessibility to arts and culture
  • 10 April 2026
  • Press release
• Economic Estimates: Employment in DCMS sectors, April 2024 to March 2025
  • 02 April 2026
  • Official statistics
• Export bar aims to protect archive of Scottish Enlightenment mastermind
  • 20 March 2026
  • Press release
• COVID-19 Day of Reflection to bring the nation together to remember the loss and sacrifices of pandemic
  • 08 March 2026
  • Press release

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