Sentences with phrase «when culture secretary»

Supporters of the amendment expressed irritation when culture secretary Maria Miller said it could function as a «wrecking amendment» to the gay marriage bill — an accusation she last used yesterday, albeit with more justification, on demands for civil ceremonies for heterosexual couples.

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When Sajid Javid [Culture Secretary] started looking into this we thought this could ruin all the work we've put in; or it could help it do really well.

I can reveal that when his old university friend became prime minister last year, Green was expecting to become secretary of state for culture, media and sport.

Former culture secretary Jeremy Hunt sparked outrage in 2010 when he hinted at the same.

The peccadilloes of the ruling classes have long been of fascination and as shadow secretary for media culture and sport, Chris Bryant, has written, sex scandals of all sorts — including adultery, homosexuality (when illegal) and murder — have gone hand - in - hand with political power for centuries.

Culture Secretary Maria Miller is facing fresh questions about her expenses claims after it was reported that she stopped claiming a second home allowance at around the time MPs were asked to sign a declaration that they would pay tax on any such property when it was sold.

He began his ministerial career with roles in the Treasury, before becoming the first cabinet minister of Asian descent when he was appointed culture, media and sport secretary in 2014.

It was impossible when then - culture secretary Sajid Javid announced the plans last year — in response to a made - up NSPCC poll on the made - up condition of «porn addiction» in teenagers — and it remains impossible now.

Writer and director Alexander Zeldin told TP that the former culture secretary Maria Miller had been to see the play when it first ran at Hackney Wick's Yard Theatre.

Meanwhile in 2008 when shadow culture secretary, Burnham called for libraries to install coffee shops, book shops and film centres.

He got his first cabinet job in just his fourth year in parliament when he was appointed culture secretary in 2014, and was appointed business secretary after the 2015 election.

Maria Miller «was becoming the story» and this stopped coverage of other news, said the Tory Party chairman when asked about the culture secretary's resignation.

When the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition following the 2010 general election, Hunt was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (combining the roles of leading the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with that of Minister for the Olympics).

Tessa Jowell lost her place at the table when James Purnell became Culture Secretary but was given the right to attend Cabinet as the Olympics Minister and also became Paymaster General.

When he launched the School Games earlier this year, following an outcry over government cuts to the overall school sport budget, the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said he wanted them to bring «the magic of the Olympics» into every school in the country.

Low Point When then culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's bell flew off on TV as he joined in All the Bells

It was therefore encouraging when in a major speech in June 2013, the Scottish cabinet secretary for culture Fiona Hyslop veered away from the economic justification for the arts that Westminster holds to, saying «We actively support the case for public subsidy of the arts.