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New ministry takes on play
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
26 July 2007
In his first major speech to the children's sector, the new Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls told an audience of 500 people at an event hosted by the National Children's Bureau that play would fall within the remit of the new department.
He said, 'I know this has been one of the recent campaign priorities for the NCB and because child's play is a central part of any happy childhood and essential to learning and development, I've agreed with James Purnell, Secretary of State at Culture, Media and Sport that we will take on dual responsibility for child's play.'...
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