Minister for data John Whittingdale ousted in Cabinet reshuffle
Summary
On 22 June, Whittingdale and Sue Daley, director of innovation and technology at TechUK, co-chaired the first National Data Strategy Forum virtual discussion. Johnson took away responsibility for government use of data from DCMS and gave it to the Cabinet Office in July 2020, just as Parliament was packing its bags for the summer recess. “Responsibility for government data now sits with GDS and the Cabinet Office, while DCMS will boost the digital economy more widely,” she added. Caroline Dinenage, who was appointed minister of state for digital and culture in the DCMS on 13 February 2020, in an earlier reshuffle, has been sacked. Meanwhile, at top ministerial level, Nadine Dorries is taking over from Oliver Dowden as secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport.