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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE
The Department of National Heritage, created after the general election
in April 1992, has responsibilities for the arts, libraries,
broadcasting and film, sport, tourism and heritage.
A top British canoeist
at the National
Watersport Centre
near Nottingham.
Great changes have
taken place in
British broadcasting
in the last few years,
the aim being to
increase efficiency
and response to
consumer demand.
Rules governing the
media during an
election are strict in
their demand for
impartiality and
fairness of
representation.

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