In June 2009, he was appointed Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, and it was in his capacity as Minister that in May 2010, after lobbying by the Caleb Foundation pressure group, he wrote to the Ulster Museum requesting that it display a range of Creationist and other anti-Evolution material, claiming that it was the Museum's job to "reflect the views of all the people in Northern Ireland" rather than to reflect the understanding of modern science.
In June 2009, he assumed his position as Minister of Culture, Arts, and Leisure, and it was in this capacity that in May 2010, after a campaign by the Caleb Foundation advocacy group, he submitted a request to the Ulster Museum to display Creationist and other anti-Evolution materials, maintaining that the museum's purpose was to represent the varied perspectives within Northern Ireland rather than solely presenting contemporary scientific knowledge.