"Delivering a safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, boosting Britiain’s economic recovery, and leaving a genuine and lasting legacy," is one of the key objectives in the document.

The Culture Secretary said: “The next few years will be an incredibly exciting and busy time for my department and our sectors. 

"In 2012, we host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

"The work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will be centre stage."

Another big objective of Hunt's plan is "encouraging competitive sport among young people, with a new School Olympics competition backed by better facilities and sports clubs to help build participation."

Other objectives include making sure Britain has the fastest broadband in Europe, supporting the local media and restoring the National Lottery back to its original good causes.

The DCMS plan is part of a Government-wide initiative announced by the Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this month. 

Hunt said: "It is timely and fitting that we publish this blueprint today. 

"Our task is huge, and made all the more daunting by the economic climate in which we will have to implement it, but this plan is achievable and I am absolutely confident we can deliver it."

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