{"id":25504,"date":"2020-02-28T16:15:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=25504"},"modified":"2020-02-28T16:15:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:15:45","slug":"dcms-ministerial-team-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=25504","title":{"rendered":"DCMS ministerial team confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-25505\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DCMS_members_280220-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has welcomed a number of new and returning ministers, following appointments made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: Open Government Licence v3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Government UK writes:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-rt-hon-oliver-dowden-cbehttpswwwgovukgovernmentpeopledowden-mp-secretary-of-state-for-digital-culture-media-and-sport\">The Rt Hon\u00a0<a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/dowden\">Oliver Dowden CBE<\/a>\u00a0MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.<\/h3>\n<p>The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the department and management of Brexit for the department.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-digital-culture-media-sport\">Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/office-for-civil-society\">Office for Civil Society<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"caroline-dinenage-mphttpswwwgovukgovernmentpeoplecaroline-dinenage-minister-of-state-for-digital-and-culture\"><a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/caroline-dinenage\">Caroline Dinenage MP<\/a>, Minister of State for Digital and Culture:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Harms and Security<\/li>\n<li>Digital and Tech Policy including Digital Skills<\/li>\n<li>Creative Industries<\/li>\n<li>Arts and Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Museums and Cultural Property<\/li>\n<li>Festival 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"john-whittingdale-obe-mphttpswwwgovukgovernmentpeoplejohn-whittingdale-minister-of-state-for-media-and-data\"><a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/john-whittingdale\">John Whittingdale OBE MP<\/a>, Minister of State for Media and Data:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Media<\/li>\n<li>Oversight of EU negotiations<\/li>\n<li>Overall international strategy including approach to future trade deals<\/li>\n<li>Data and the National Archives<\/li>\n<li>Public Appointments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"matt-warman-mphttpswwwgovukgovernmentpeoplematt-warman-parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-for-digital-infrastructure\"><a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/matt-warman\">Matt Warman MP<\/a>: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Digital Infrastructure:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK)<\/li>\n<li>Gigabit delivery programme<\/li>\n<li>Mobile coverage<\/li>\n<li>Telecoms supply chain<\/li>\n<li>Cyber Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"nigel-huddleston-mphttpswwwgovukgovernmentpeoplenigel-huddleston-parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-for-sport-tourism-and-heritage\"><a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/nigel-huddleston\">Nigel Huddleston MP<\/a>: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sport<\/li>\n<li>Commonwealth Games<\/li>\n<li>Gambling and Lotteries<\/li>\n<li>Tourism and Heritage<\/li>\n<li>Lead Secondary Legislation Minister (including EU Exit SIs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"baroness-barran-mbehttpswwwgovukgovernmentpeoplebaroness-barran-dcms-lords-minister-parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state-for-civil-society-and-dcms\"><a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/baroness-barran\">Baroness Barran MBE<\/a>: DCMS Lords Minister, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Civil Society and DCMS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All DCMS business in the House of Lords<\/li>\n<li>Ceremonials<\/li>\n<li>Youth and Social Action<\/li>\n<li>Office for Civil Society<\/li>\n<li>Loneliness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"further-information\">Further information<\/h3>\n<p>View official Ministerial images on the\u00a0<a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thedcms\/sets\/72157629343257883\" rel=\"external\">DCMS Flickr site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/latest-updates-on-ministerial-appointments-13-february-2020\">Full list of new ministerial and government appointments: February 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/dcms-ministerial-team-confirmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has welcomed a number of new and returning ministers, following appointments made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. image: Open Government Licence 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