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BREAKING: Lucy Frazer Takes Over as New Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport
The department returns to Culture, Media and Sport, with the 'Digital' remit dropped
Lucy Frazer has been appointed Secretary of State for the newly-formed Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with the 'Digital' remit dropped.
Frazer is the MP for South East Cambridgeshire. She was previously Minister of State at Dept for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
The Prime Minister, with the approval of His Majesty The King, has created four new government departments, including Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
A Government press release said: "A re-focused Department for Culture, Media and Sport will recognise the importance of these industries to our economy and build on the UK's position as a global leader in the creative arts.
Ex-Secretary of State for the now-defunct Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries, tweeted her regret at the break up of the department. Dorries, who was replaced by Michelle Donelan when Liz Truss became prime minister, said the department has "tragically lacked profile of late despite being the most effective in Whitehall".
Sad to break up @DCMS because it works. Dept has tragically lacked profile of late despite being most effective in Whitehall.
- Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP (@NadineDorries) February 7, 2023
Track record in tech, digital, gigabit roll out, telecoms, data speaks for itself.
This along with maths to 18- it's like Cummings never left!
Michelle Donelan has been made Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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