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67/2003
23 June 2003
Ministerial Responsibilities at DCMS
Following the Government reshuffle, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has today confirmed a revised list of Ministerial responsibilities within the DCMS.
Richard Caborn will take over responsibility for tourism and licensing. Arts Minister Estelle Morris becomes sponsor for the creative industries, including film, and Lord McIntosh of Haringey will become Minister for broadcasting, gambling policy and the historic environment.
Below is a full list of each Minister's responsibilities.
Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport
- Departmental strategy, expenditure and organisation
- Chair of the Millennium Commission
- Public appointments
- National Lottery policy
- Olympics bid
- Lead on international responsibilities
- Overall responsibilities for the arts, sport, historic environment, museums and galleries, tourism, film, broadcasting and gambling
Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP, Minister for Sport and Tourism
- Sport
- To take Gambling, Licensing, Olympics Lottery Bills in the Commons
- Horse Racing and the Tote (inc Levy)
- Tourism
- Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing
- DCMS interest in IT, e-government
- Lead on all our regional and local business.
- Millennium (support to the Secretary of State) including being Millennium Commissioner
Rt Hon Estelle Morris MP, Minister for the Arts
- The Arts (including Culture Online)
- Museums and galleries (including Government Art Collection)
- Cultural property
- Creative Industries and film
- National Lottery, including volunteering and community aspects
- Social policy, including training and education, street crime
- Women's Issues / Green Issues/ Science
Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey, Minister for Media and Heritage
- Broadcasting
- Press and censorship
- Gambling
- Libraries
- The historic environment, architecture and design
- Royal Estate (including Royal Parks)
- Overall responsibility for covering all DCMS business in the House of Lords
- Treasury spokesman in Lords
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