 On 14 September 2010 Lyons announced he had written to Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, to explain that he would serve for only one four-year term and would not seek reappointment in May 2011.He cited a growing workload for the part-time role had made him anxious which in turn had been "crowding out" other demands on his own time.He was succeeded in May 2011 by Lord Patten of Barnes.