Committee

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Departmental select committee Commons Department for Culture, Media and Sport

What it does

Welcome to the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee. It is our responsibility to scrutinise the work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its associated public bodies, including the BBC. We examine government policy, spending and administration on behalf of the electorate and the House of Commons.
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Members

Dame Caroline Dinenage MP Conservative Chair
Anneliese Midgley MP Labour Member
Cameron Thomas MP Independent Member
Dr Rupa Huq MP Labour Member
Jeff Smith MP Labour Member
Jo Platt MP Labour (Co-op) Member
Liz Jarvis MP Liberal Democrat Member
Mr Bayo Alaba MP Labour Member
Natasha Irons MP Labour Member
Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP Conservative Member
Vicky Foxcroft MP Labour Member

Recent outputs

Correspondence Letter from Julie Unwin, Chair, Charity Commission, regarding Charity Commission Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, 10 July 2026 13 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Angelos Frangopoulos, Chief Executive, GB News, regarding BBC Royal Charter Review oral evidence, 8 July 2026 13 Jul 2026
Special Report 2nd Special Report - Fan-led review of live and electronic music: Government response 13 Jul 2026
Report 3rd Report - Protecting built heritage 13 Jul 2026
Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2026-27 13 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from the Chair to Sarah Gardner, Acting Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, regarding Financial Risk Assessments, 10 July 2026 10 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, regarding National Lottery Good Causes funding, 1 July 2026 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State for Policing and Crime, regarding Major events evidence follow-up, 30 June 2026 8 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from John Kirkpatrick, Chief Executive, Equality and Human Rights Commission, regarding the fan-led review of live and electronic music, 24 June 2026 8 Jul 2026
Report 2nd Report - Business events 6 Jul 2026
Correspondence Letter from Kate Davies, Group Director, Strategy and Research, Ofcom, regarding media literacy recommendations, 24 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
Special Report 1st Special Report - Game On: Community and school sport: Government Response 26 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, regarding business event, 24 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts, regarding the Watch this Space Green Paper, 22 June 2026 23 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, and Mike Tapp MP, Minister for Migration & Citizenship, regarding visas for major events, 19 June 2026 23 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Professor Maria Michalis, Professor of Communication Policy, University of Westminster, regarding oral evidence follow-up, 10 June 2026 16 Jun 2026
Report 1st Report - Cultural touring in the EU 15 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts, regarding Arts Council England funding, 8 June 2026 9 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, regarding major events evidence session follow-up, 3 June 2026 9 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from The Business of Events and the Events Industry Alliance, regarding business events, 2 June 2026 9 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Susannah Storey CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding public appointments processes, 2 June 2026 9 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Alex Rawle, Head of UK Public Policy, YouTube, relating to the Committee's letter of May 15, 22 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education, relating to PE and School Sport Partnerships, 22 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, relating to Protecting built heritage evidence session follow-up, 22 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, relating to the launch of the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF), 20 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Ian Murray MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts, relating to Regulation of television selection services and electronic programme guides, 19 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Giles Derrington, Head of Public Affairs, TikTok, relating to Children's TV and video content evidence session follow-up, 28 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Meta relating to Children's TV and video content evidence session follow-up, 20 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Alex Rawle, Head of UK Public Policy, YouTube, regarding Children’s tv further information, 15 May 2026 3 Jun 2026
Correspondence Letter from Priya Dogra, Chief Executive of Channel 4 relating to Married at First Sight, 1 June 2026 2 Jun 2026

Source: the official committee page.