Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Organisations: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Office for Civil Society

Responsibilities

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

The department’s main policy areas are:

• arts and culture
• broadcasting
• creative industries
• cultural property, heritage and the historic environment
• gambling and racing
• libraries
• media ownership and mergers
• museums and galleries
• the National Lottery
• sport
• telecommunications and online
• tourism

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP

   2016 to 2018

2. The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

   2015 to 2016

3. The Rt Hon Sajid Javid

   2014 to 2015

4. The Rt Hon Maria Miller

   2012 to 2014

Announcements

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• UK digital strategy (2017)
  • 11 September 2023
  • Policy paper
• Broadband State Aid Advice
  • 31 May 2022
  • Guidance
• Internet Safety Strategy green paper
  • 07 June 2018
  • Consultation outcome
• Consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation
  • 01 March 2018
  • Consultation outcome
• £60 million boost to UK children’s television
  • 30 December 2017
  • Press release
• Birmingham selected as host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  • 21 December 2017
  • News story
• High speed broadband to become a legal right
  • 20 December 2017
  • Press release
• Secretary Of State Appoints Ofcom Chair
  • 13 December 2017
  • Press release
• Creative partnerships strengthen trade ties between UK and China
  • 07 December 2017
  • Press release
• Children's media in a digital world
  • 05 December 2017
  • Speech

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