The Business of Events has welcomed The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP as the new Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
He succeeds Sir Chris Bryant MP, who has been moved as part of the ministerial reshuffle following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. On 6 September, Bryant was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
Commenting on the transition, Mike Fletcher, director of news & content at The Business of Events, said: “We’d like to thank Sir Chris Bryant for his active engagement and appreciation of the value and importance of business events to UK economic success. It’s experience we trust will serve him well in his new role at DBT.
“We also warmly welcome the Rt Hon Ian Murray MP to the DCMS. We look forward to working with him alongside the APPG for Events to deliver our seven policy initiatives and ensure continuity of focus on the UK’s £61.6 billion events economy as an effective lever to drive investment, jobs, tourism, and growth across the regions.”