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From Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries
  • Cyber security ‘myths’ putting a third of SME revenue at risk

    Misunderstanding of the threat posed by cyber crime is leaving SMEs vulnerable to losing information, profit and customers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government cracks down on nuisance calling companies

    Government makes it easier for companies making unwanted marketing calls and texts to be hit with fines of up to £500,000

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £82,600 needed to catch a fly

    Album of seventy photographs by one of the most important photographers of the 19th century is at risk of export unless a UK buyer can be found

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chinese drinks company Wuliangye sign landmark sponsorship deal with Philharmonia Orchestra

    First ever-major partnership between a Chinese company and a UK arts organisation is signed at Downing Street reception to mark Chinese New Year and the 2015 UK-China Year of Cultural Exchange

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ed Vaizey's speech to Drive to Digital

    Minister for the Digital Economy Ed Vaizey spoke at the 'Drive to Digital' conference on digital radio

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Radio listeners to benefit from major digital radio expansion

    More than six out of 10 new cars now equipped with digital radio and the local digital transmitter network set to double

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to boost connectivity and promote growth through publicly owned digital infrastructure

    The government has published information on publicly owned digital infrastructure and explained how these networks improve connectivity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister blocks export of 17th century painting

    St Paula prepares for another voyage

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • At risk of export: A ‘lost’ Tyndale Translation? The earliest English version of Erasmus’s ‘Handbook of the Christian knight.’

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a newly discovered 16th Century manuscript, thought to be the earliest surviving English translation of any work by the great humanist scholar and reformer Desi…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lodge at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home receives listed status

    Whittington Lodge is thought to be first purpose-built cattery in England

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • At risk of export: Italian marble sculpture of two sisters dancing

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a marble sculpture of two young ladies dancing by the neoclassical Italian sculptor, Lorenzo Bartolini.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Another record year for the UK’s creative industries

    2014 has revealed continued growth across the creative industries

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Wilfred Owen’s home given special status

    Heritage Minister Ed Vaizey lists the Shrewsbury home of war poet Wilfred Owen as government continues to commemorate the First World War Centenary

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Spoliation Advisory Panel to be reviewed

    The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has asked Sir Paul Jenkins KCB QC to undertake a short review into the Spoliation Advisory Panel.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • At risk of export: Marble statue of Aphrodite

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a Roman Imperial marble statue of the goddess Aphrodite.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK hosts D5, the first digital leaders summit

    The first D5 summit brings together advanced digital governments and reinforces the UK’s position as a digital world leader.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • At risk of export: ‘Garden of Eden’

    Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder, ‘The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man.’

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • D5 London 2014 summit programme

    Five leading digital governments will discuss a range of issues at the first D5 summit in London on 9 and 10 December 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New qualifications launched to meet UK demand for digital skills

    New government and industry-backed digital qualifications will provide the skills for a wide range of digital jobs

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local Inquiry Into Library Provision in Sheffield

    Letter from Ed Vaizey MP, stating a "minded to" decision on public library provision in Sheffield

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government