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Equal marriage and the Church of England

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, December 14, 2012 — Uncategorized

Maria Miller was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in September 2012.

This week marked the culmination of the largest Government consultation this country has ever seen. More than 220,000 people and organisations made their views known to us on same-sex marriage, alongside many people who signed petitions, met with me and my officials and made their views known in newspapers and online.

The Autumn Statement: what it means for DCMS

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, December 10, 2012 — Culture

Maria Miller was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in September 2012.

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday set out the Government’s plans for a further £6.6bn package of savings to be found from public spending over the next two financial years. And the idea, of course, is that these savings will contribute to a £5.5bn package of investment in infrastructure, and to contribute further to growth.

What the paralympic legacy means to us

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, December 7, 2012 — Sport

Fundraiser for The Grace Eyre charity

Lucy Moorhouse, fundraiser for The Grace Eyre charity, explains how Sport England’s £10.2 million boost for disability sport will help her organisation create new and exciting opportunities for people with learning disabilities.

Happy 18th Birthday to the National Lottery

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, — Culture

Works for Contact the Elderly

In the 18 years since the first ever National Lottery draw, Lottery players have raised over £29 billion for Good Causes. More than 390,000 separate grants have been awarded to arts, charity, education, health, sports, heritage and environment projects. In this guest post, Debra Bollan from Contact the Elderly explains how they have used Lottery…

What are we doing about the gender pay gap?

, November 22, 2012 — Uncategorized

For years – centuries even – the roles of men and women were clearly defined. Men went out to work and, by and large, women stayed at home or busied themselves with the narrow range of jobs that was deemed acceptable for women to do. Since then, of course, we have seen real progress in…