Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has announced that the management of Apsley House - the London home of the Duke of Wellington and one of the capital’s most important historic buildings - is to pass to English Heritage. [19 December 2003]

Tourism Minister Richard Caborn has announced a new Government initiative that will, for the first time, create a clear benchmark to measure the value of tourism in the UK.  [17 December 2003]

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published The 49th Report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works, accompanied by the following press release. [17 December 2003]

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has announced a special grant of £500,000 for the British Museum, to fund projects celebrating the link between the UK and Africa. [16 December 2003]

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