New department ends Donelan’s digital oversight frustrations

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Science secretary Michelle Donelan has said her role in overseeing the digital sector was “frustrating” before the creation of her Whitehall department.

Before the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology was formed in February, Donelan had the digital brief as part of her role as secretary of state in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).