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21/12/2011
129/1121 December 2011Plans to include Cardiff – already host city for the Olympic football competition at the Millennium Stadium – in the 2012 celebrations have been revealed today.
21 December 2011
Findings of annual DCMS survey of engagement with leisure, culture and sport published today.
20/12/2011
128/1120 December 2011Fourteen cities across the UK have the chance to become super-connected cities, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
127/1120 December 2011Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, has appointed Wesley Irwin Paul as Chair of the Royal Armouries. His first term will run from 3 January 2012 to 2 January 2016.
19/12/2011
126/1119 December 2011Two of Britain's most outstanding heritage assets – the first believed to be one of the very earliest known sites of occupation in England, the other a postmodern icon in the heart of the City of London - were given protection today by Heritage Minister John Penrose.
15/12/2011
123/1115 December 2011The Apollo Pavilion, designed by the internationally-renowned artist Victor Pasmore, has been awarded Grade II* status by Heritage Minister John Penrose. Following advice from English Heritage, the structure known as 'Pasmore's Pavilion' in Peterlee will now take its place in the top five per cent of all listed buildings in England.
124/1115 December 2011Draft plans for rolling-out superfast broadband need to be submitted to the Government by the end of February, the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
125/1115 December 2011Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today that Suzanna Taverne has been appointed as a member of the BBC Trust for four years commencing on 1 January 2012.
13/12/2011
121/1113 December 2011National treasures worth over £3.7 million were saved from export in the last year and purchased for public collections across the UK. They are highlighted in the 57th annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest, published today.
122/1113 December 2011The 20 towns and cities across the UK which are expected to be the first to have their own local TV stations were announced today by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
08/12/2011
120/118 December 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by Edouard Manet, Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the painting in the United Kingdom.
05/12/2011
117/1105 December 2011
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and senior Government Ministers will join more than 3000 key 2012 Games-time staff tomorrow as the second of a series of major Olympic test exercises begins in operation centres and Games-venue locations across the capital and the country.
119/115 December 2011Additional investment in ceremoniesChanges in security costs as a result of detailed planning
118/1105 December 2011Jeremy Hunt tells the School Games Summit: seize 2012 opportunity
02/12/2011
115/112 December 2011Businesses Urged to Make the Most of 2012
10,000 schools Sign-Up for New Sports Competition
£50k for Gravesend Cricket Scheme
116/112 December 2011Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose has laid a statutory instrument and explanatory memorandum in the Houses of Parliament which, subject to Parliamentary approval, will lead to the formal dissolution of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) next year.
01/12/2011
114/111 December 2011A £7million contract to produce the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal has been awarded to a consortium of small businesses led by Worcestershire Medal Service, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
29/11/2011
113/1129 November 2011Landmark policy of providing free access to National Museums reaches 10 year milestone on Thursday 1 December 2011
28/11/2011
112/1128 November 2011Teaching of ICT and computer science in schools needs reform to better reflect the changing role of technology and the need to engage the computer scientists of the future, the Government says in its response to an independent review of skills (“Next Gen”) for the UK's video games and visual effects (VFX) sectors.
23/11/2011
110/1123 November 2011Businesses Urged to Make the Most of 2012
Schools Urged to Sign-Up for New Sports Competition
£3 Million Boost for Sport in Worcester and Telford
111/1123 November 2011A new website allowing disabled people to tell Government and business how to make the internet more accessible has been launched today by Communications Minister Ed Vaizey.
18/11/2011
108/1118 November 2011Six months before the Olympic Torch arrives in Cornwall, businesses are urged to make the most of 2012
109/1118 November 2011World's Horse Welfare annual conference looks ahead to the Olympic and Paralympics
17/11/2011
107/1117 November 2011Lord Williams of Baglan has been appointed to the BBC Trust, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
16/11/2011
106/1116 November 2011Businesses Urged to Make the Most of 2012Schools Urged to Sign-Up for New Sports Competition
15/11/2011
105/1115 November 2011
Hugh Robertson opened the annual UK Sport World Class Performance Conference last night at the ExCel Centre in London, a 2012 venue.
11/11/2011
104/1111 November 2011
London wins bid to host 2017 World Athletics Championship
09/11/2011
102/119 November 2011Businesses Urged to Make the Most of 2012
Schools Urged to Sign Up for New Sports Competition
103/119 November 2011Over 100 Pre-Games Training Camp agreements (PGTC) have been signed across every nation and region of the UK, in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
07/11/2011
101/117 November 2011Culture Secretary urges tourist industry to make the most of London 2012
More than 1,000 villages, towns and cities across the UK have been named as part of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay route.
04/11/2011
098/114 November 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a North Italian Empire Athénienne. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the piece in the United Kingdom.
099/114 November 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a pair of Italian console tables. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the tables in the United Kingdom.
100/114 November 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a sculpture by John Nost the Elder, The Crouching Venus. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the sculpture in the United Kingdom.
02/11/2011
097/112 November 2011A new campaign to encourage more people to give money to charity was warmly welcomed today by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
01/11/2011
096/111 November 2011Body builds on success of Football Licensing Authority with increased powers to benefit more sports
27/10/2011
095/1127 October 2011Sports and Olympics Minister, Hugh Robertson, went to see the Great Britain women's hockey squad in training today as he helped to unveil the Olympic Hockey Centre. The blue and pink pitch will be used with a yellow ball during the Hockey competition for the first ever time at an Olympic Games.
25/10/2011
094/1125 October 2011Culture Secretary hails building progress in the Olympic Village
24/10/2011
092/1124 October 2011
Today sees the UK Government launch a set of dedicated web pages designed to give the world's media a single point of access for all Government-related news stories leading up to and during the 2012 Games. The pages are the first part of wider plans to ensure the world's media receive a first class service from the UK Government.
093/1124 October 2011Speaking at a 'Big Build' reception to celebrate the Olympic construction project, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Olympic Park will stand as “the best possible advertisement for UK plc” in 2012.
17/10/2011
091/1117 October 2011
Culture Minister, Ed Vaizey, has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by Francesco Guardi, Venice, A View of the Rialto Bridge from the Fondamenta del Carbon. This will provide a limited period in which to raise the money to keep the painting in the United Kingdom.
07/10/2011
090/117 October 2011
School children to compete in 2012 venues just two months before the Olympians and Paralympians
35,000 spectators to cheer on 1,600 young athletes competing in four Olympic venues
04/10/2011
089/114 October 2011More than 300 responses have been received to the Film Policy Review panel's call for evidence.
29/09/2011
088/1128 September 2011Plans to scrap or simplify more than 60 regulations, freeing the public and businesses from overly burdensome, bureaucratic or completely redundant rules have been announced today by Tourism Minister John Penrose.
28/09/2011
087/1128 September 2011Applications are now open for the commemorative use of Royal names and titles for community events, buildings and projects for Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, which takes place next year.
23/09/2011
086/1123 September 2011Two thousand people across the country have taken part in the biggest exercise so far to test plans for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
22/09/2011
085/1122 September 2011New plans reduce overall fee burden on industry
21/09/2011
084/1121 September 2011
The TV switchover hits a milestone today with more than half of UK homes having completed the move to digital-only TV.
083/1121 September 2011Plans to generate at least £1 billion in Olympic business boost and attract four million extra visitors
15/09/2011
082/1115 September 2011The National Audit Office (NAO) will now have the right to choose which areas of the BBC it investigates, under new value-for-money arrangements published today. Amendments to the BBC Agreement have been laid in Parliament by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, fulfilling the commitment given in the Coalition Agreement to ensure greater transparency in the BBC's operations.
14/09/2011
081/11 14 September 2011Plans to roll-out superfast broadband across Suffolk and Rutland have been given the go-ahead, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce today.
12/09/2011
080/1112 September 2011
Ensuring economic legacy for the whole country
Three million pounds from the Olympic budget is to be used to boost domestic tourism in 2012 and beyond, in a drive to maximise the economic legacy of the London's Games for the whole country.
10/09/2011
079/1110 September 2011John Penrose: 'Deregulation will help new talent emerge and promote economic growth'
16/08/2011
077/1116 August 2011Just over £363 million in Government investment is set to take broadband to all homes and businesses in England and Scotland, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt announced today.
15/08/2011
078/1115 August 2011Northern Ireland is set to receive £4.4 million to help take broadband to everyone in the country, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt announced today.
09/08/2011
076/119 August 2011Sixty five towns and cities are in the running to pioneer the UK's first local television services, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced today.
04/08/2011
075/114 August 2011The strict controls to prevent children from accessing hard-core pornographic material through video-on-demand (VoD) services will be secured as part of the comprehensive review of communications legislation currently being undertaken, Communications Minister Ed Vaizey announced today.
26/07/2011
074/1126 July 2011Heritage Minister John Penrose protects Capital's 'hidden heritage'
22/07/2011
073/1122 July 2011Number 10 Downing Street is for the first time hosting an exhibition of some of the UK's finest contemporary craft, on display from today.
19/07/2011
072/1119 July 2011Anticipated Final Cost of Construction Programme going down
18/07/2011
070/1118 July 2011A new framework which will allow local television services to be created across the UK is published today by Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt.
071/1118 July 2011Plans to give Londoners and the Mayor a bigger say in the running of the Capital's eight Royal Parks were set out today by Heritage Minister John Penrose.
14/07/2011
069/1114 July 2011Remote Gambling to be regulated 'at point of consumption, not point of supply'
13/07/2011
068/1113 July 2011
The newly-formed Creative Industries Council will meet for the first time today.
12/07/2011
067/1112 July 2011Wales is set to receive £56.9 million to help take broadband to everyone and superfast broadband to 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the country, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt announced today.
04/07/2011
066/114 July 2011Michael Portillo to chair Endowment Fund panel
01/07/2011
065/111 July 2011More than 750 budding young athletes from London competed in their first School Games Festival today. The event is part of a new and exciting opportunity to encourage young people to play more competitive sport in school and leave a lasting sporting legacy from London's Olympics.
30/06/2011
064/1130 June 2011The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, has today published the results of the consultation launched on 3 March on the undertakings in lieu offered by News Corporation in relation to their proposed merger with BSkyB. Alongside this he has also published subsequent advice from Ofcom and the OFT and has set out the next steps in the process.
28/06/2011
063/1128 June 2011The design of the medal to mark The Queen's Diamond Jubilee was unveiled by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt today along with details of who will receive one.
24/06/2011
062/1124 June 2011The Film Policy Review panel today began seeking industry views on how to better support the UK film sector.
17/06/2011
061/1117 June 2011Secretary of State unveils plans to level the playing field for young disabled people
10/06/2011
060/1110 June 2011The Hallfield Estate in London, designed by Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton, has been awarded Grade II listed status by Heritage Minister John Penrose, following expert advice from English Heritage. The estate was designed in 1947 and inspired by Le Corbusier's 'Radiant City' vision which aimed to combine mass housing and accessible open space.
09/06/2011
058/119 June 2011Dame Patricia Hodgson and Dame Lynne Brindley have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of Ofcom, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
059/119 June 2011The successful delivery of the Olympic Park can play an important part in the Government's growth agenda, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said today as he set out plans to help maximise opportunities overseas from the Games.
07/06/2011
55/117 June 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on the outstanding painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau, La Surprise. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the painting in the United Kingdom.
56/117 June 2011
A new set of guidance notes for visitor visa applications to the UK, translated for the first time into the local languages of our key markets, was welcomed today by Tourism Minister John Penrose.
057/117 June 2011Communications Minister Ed Vaizey will mark tomorrow's World IPv6 Day with an industry summit to discuss progress on switching to the new protocol.
06/06/2011
054/116 June 2011Huw Jones has been appointed as the new Chairman of S4C, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The appointment is for four years commencing on 8 June 2011and follows a scrutiny hearing held jointly by the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee and the Welsh Affairs Select Committee on 24 May.
03/06/2011
052/113 June 2011Full details of later displays revealed for the first time
53/20113 June 2011The sale of the Horserace Totalisator Board (the Tote) to the UK bookmaker Betfred for £265 million has today been agreed. This comes less than a year after the Chancellor announced the Government's intention to resolve the future of the Tote, and follows numerous failed attempts to do so in the past.
02/06/2011
051/112 June 2011Local TV in the UK came one step closer to being a reality today as the Culture Secretary said that a series of individual stations could be more feasible and faster to deliver.
26/05/2011
049/1126 May 2011Michael Kaiser shares his expertise with arts organisations across England
050/1127 May 2011Wiltshire, Norfolk and Devon & Somerset next to come online
25/05/2011
048/1125 May 2011UK Government confirms approach to implementation of Article 5(3) of the e-Privacy Directive on cookies
24/05/2011
047/1124 May 2011Identifying barriers to growth and building a more successful British film industry will be the top priorities of a review of Government film policy to be led by former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lord Chris Smith.
16/05/2011
046/1116 May 2011Plans to put the UK communications sector firmly on the path to long-term economic growth are kick started by the Government today, with a call for evidence on how to reduce regulatory burdens and future-proof for the digital age.
13/05/2011
045/1113 May 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on an exceptional 16th Century painting by Luis de Morales, The Virgin and Child. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the piece in the United Kingdom.
12/05/2011
042/1112 May 2011Want to move the May Day Bank Holiday to October? Fancy celebrating a patron saint day with a Bank Holiday earlier in the year?
043/1112 May 2011Nine out of 10 homes and businesses in every county in the UK should have access superfast broadband by 2015, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.
044/1112 May 2011Figures from the Government's May 2011 Quarterly Economic Report show that the overall funding package for the Games remains at £9.298bn.
11/05/2011
041/1111 May 2011
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on an “innovative and animated” painting by Frans Hals, Family Portrait in a Landscape. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the work in the United Kingdom.
10/05/2011
040/1110 May 2011
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a highly significant painting by Poussin. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the work in the United Kingdom.
09/05/2011
039/119 May 2011Following an open recruitment exercise, Huw Jones has been selected as the Government's preferred candidate for appointment to the role of Chairman of S4C.
06/05/2011
038/116 May 2011Those with a stake in the hospitality, food and drink industries get the chance today to declare war on the rules and red tape that are holding back their growth and stifling their chances of success. These industries will get their chance for the next four weeks to name and shame the regulations they want to see scrapped, through an easy-to-access website.
20/04/2011
037/1120 April 2011Support and leadership for the UK's archive sector will transfer to The National Archives (TNA) from April 2012 following the closure of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), Culture Minister Ed Vaizey announced today.
15/04/2011
036/1115 April 2011The Government today revealed how changes to the EU regulations covering electronic communications will be implemented.
08/04/2011
034/118 April 2011All young people should have opportunities to take part in performance and visual arts and learn about the UK's cultural, architectural and film heritage, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said today.
035/118 April 2011The Royal Wedding on 29 April will be watched live on TV by hundreds of millions of people, with huge numbers coming into central London to see the spectacle as it happens. To help these visitors have the best possible experience on the day, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt today urged them to keep abreast of information through online sources and the stewards who will be working in the capital on the day:
04/04/2011
033/114 April 2011Minister hails new Big Society approach to funding major capital projects
31/03/2011
032/1131 March 2011Plans for releasing large amounts of publicly-held spectrum have been revealed today by Communications Minister Ed Vaizey.
30/03/2011
030/1130 March 2011Minister for Tourism and Heritage John Penrose has listed, at Grade II, the chapel at the former Chelsea Barracks in London, following requests to review an earlier decision – made in 2009 by the then minister – not to list it.
29/03/2011
031/1129 March 2011Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has called for international collaboration to produce a consistent set of rules covering e-privacy.
24/03/2011
029/1124 March 2011Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has agreed to appoint Diane Coyle as Vice Chairman of the BBC Trust following an open recruitment process. The Secretary of State has submitted his recommendation to Privy Council to seek Her Majesty the Queen's formal approval of the appointment.
22/03/2011
27/1122 March 2011From the very north of Scotland to the garden of England in Kent, a total of 11 sites across the UK and its overseas territories will form the new UK tentative list for potential nomination for world heritage status.
028/1122 March 2011Philip Graf has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Gambling Commission. Mr Graf will also be Chairman Designate of the future body created by merging the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission. The appointment is for five years commencing on 1 April 2011.
17/03/2011
025/1117 March 2011A bill making a number of technical changes to the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 has been introduced into Parliament by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
16/03/2011
026/1116 March 2011
Communications and Creative Industries Minister Ed Vaizey today met a host of industry and consumer groups to discuss protecting the open Internet.
14/03/2011
024/1114 March 2011
The 18th century former Strand Union Workhouse in London has today been listed Grade II by the Minister for Heritage and Tourism, John Penrose. This means that the building's special architectural and historic interest must be taken account of in any future plans to alter or redevelop it.
09/03/2011
023/119 March 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a William IV cabinet on stand - the only known complete survivor of a set of four such cabinets made for the scholar, connoisseur and collector William Beckford . This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the cabinet in the United Kingdom.
07/03/2011
022/117 March 2011Plans for temporary restrictions to advertising and trading in open spaces directly around the competition venues during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, have been published for consultation today by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
04/03/2011
021/114 March 2011A Government action plan to help the tourism industry achieve its potential as a central part of Britain's growth strategy was unveiled today by Tourism Minister John Penrose.
03/03/2011
020/113 March 2011The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, has today announced that, following advice from Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), he intends to accept undertakings from News Corporation on their proposed merger with BSkyB in lieu of a referral to the Competition Commission.
25/02/2011
019/1125 February 2011Following an open recruitment exercise, Lord Patten, former Governor of Hong Kong, former Government Minister and currently Chancellor of Oxford University, has been selected as the Government's preferred candidate for appointment to the role of Chairman of the BBC Trust, in succession to Sir Michael Lyons.
18/02/2011
018/1118 February 2011Museums and galleries across England will be able to bid for a slice of £8 million joint philanthropic and Government funding to improve displays, increase access and enhance public spaces, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey announced today.
16/02/2011
017/1116 February 2011Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has today set the terms of the Horserace Betting Levy Scheme for 2011/12. The Government is responsible for determining the 50th Levy Scheme after the parties involved failed to reach agreement by the end of October last year.
14/02/2011
015/1114 February 2011The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on time and within budget, data published today by the Government and Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) confirms.
016/1114 February 2011The BBC Agreement has today been amended to allow for changes to the funding of the BBC World Service.
08/02/2011
014/118 February 2011
Internet service providers have committed to looking for fresh solutions to protecting children from inappropriate and harmful content on the internet during a Government roundtable.
03/02/2011
013/113 February 2011Minister for the Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP joined students at the University of Abertay Dundee today to learn more about why the centre is a world leader in teaching computer games development skills.
02/02/2011
011/112 February 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a set of Japanese Imari lacquered garniture – or decorative porcelain – from Princess Diana's family home. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the set of three lidded jars and two trumpet vases in the United Kingdom.
012/112 February 2011Sir Keith Mills has been appointed as the Chair of the Project Board that has been established to manage the merger of Sport England and UK Sport, due to be completed by April 1, 2013.
01/02/2011
010/111 February 2011Following the recent Your Freedom exercise, certain sections of the Digital Economy Act will be reviewed by Ofcom to see if they are workable, the Government has announced.
25/01/2011
25 January 2011Today the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport will give an update on the timeline and process that he has followed in his considerations of the relevant public interest in this proposed merger, and is publishing the following documents:
21/01/2011
007/1121 January 2011Secondary legislation on sharing the costs of the Digital Economy Act's measures to tackle online copyright infringement has been laid in Parliament.
008/1121 January 2011
The Twin Monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow, founded in the late seventh century AD in the north-east of England, has been put forward today by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt as the UK's latest nomination for World Heritage site status.
20/01/2011
006/1120 January 2011Peter Bazalgette and Dr Tracy Long have been appointed as non-executive directors to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) board by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Lord Coe will also sit on the DCMS board.
18/01/2011
004/1118 January 2011The Government is committed to transferring responsibility for London's eight Royal Parks, currently managed by the DCMS, to London's Mayor, Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose said today.
005/1118 January 2011Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on Portrait of a Young Woman, said to be by Rubens. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the painting in the United Kingdom.
12/01/2011
003/1112 January 2011St James's Park Underground Station and the London Underground Headquarters it forms a part of today joined the top two per cent of listed buildings after receiving Grade I status.
05/01/2011
002/115 January 2011The British tourism industry has responded extremely positively to the Government's challenge, set last summer, to create a marketing fund of more than £100 million to boost tourism around the forthcoming Royal Wedding, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and The London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
04/01/2011
001/114 January 2011English and UK-wide Lottery distributors will be cutting their grant administration costs to just five per cent, Lottery Minister John Penrose announced today.
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