Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Commons select committee, since 2 March 2020. Its page on the Parliament website.

Welcome to the cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. It is our responsibility to scrutinise the work of the Department for Digital, 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.

Inquiries

National Youth Strategy: One year on (21 September 2026)
British film and high-end television follow-up (1 September 2026)
Tourism (8 April 2026)
State of Play (20 March 2026)
BBC Royal Charter Review (12 March 2026)
Review of Arts Council England (2 February 2026 to 15 June 2026)
State of Play: Performing arts touring in the EU (6 January 2026 to 23 October 2026)
State of Play: Business events (6 December 2025 to 23 October 2026)
State of Play: Elite Deaf Athletes and the Deaflympics (8 September 2025 to 15 June 2026)
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Charity Commission (8 September 2025 to 9 March 2026)
State of Play: Play (27 August 2025 to 15 June 2026)
Major events (23 July 2025)
Children's tv and video content (1 July 2025)
Creative Industries Sector Plan (24 June 2025 to 9 March 2026)
Fan-led review of live and electronic music (4 June 2025 to 23 October 2026)
Grassroots music venues (7 April 2025 to 30 June 2025)
The work of Ofcom (1 April 2025)
State of Play: Live comedy (31 March 2025 to 15 June 2026)
The work of Channel 4 (3 March 2025)
Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator (27 January 2025 to 9 March 2026)
The work of the BBC (20 January 2025)
Protecting built heritage (16 December 2024)
Game On: Community and school sport (28 November 2024 to 23 October 2026)
Creative artists in Afghanistan (18 November 2024 to 30 June 2025)
The future of the BBC World Service (5 November 2024 to 9 September 2025)
British film and high-end television 2 (31 October 2024 to 15 July 2025)
The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (30 October 2024)
The future of the BBC World Service (23 April 2024 to 24 March 2025)
National Lottery follow-up (2 February 2024 to 25 April 2024)
Grassroots music venues (30 January 2024 to 22 May 2024)
Cricket follow-up (25 January 2024 to 24 May 2024)
Football governance follow-up (9 January 2024 to 25 April 2024)
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the BBC (20 November 2023 to 5 February 2024)
Promoting Britain abroad follow-up (7 November 2023 to 23 May 2024)
The work of Channel 4 (7 November 2023 to 22 May 2024)
British Museum (18 September 2023 to 5 February 2024)
Creator remuneration (4 September 2023 to 22 May 2024)
British film and high-end television (19 July 2023 to 30 May 2024)
The work of ITV (1 June 2023 to 5 February 2024)
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Media Bill (19 April 2023 to 5 February 2024)
The work of Ofcom (6 March 2023 to 5 February 2024)
Appointment of Richard Sharp as Chair of the BBC (8 February 2023 to 1 September 2023)
Minority languages (18 January 2023 to 28 May 2024)
Current issues in rugby union (13 January 2023 to 1 June 2023)
Gambling regulation (21 December 2022 to 21 May 2024)
Women's sport (15 December 2022 to 28 May 2024)
The work of Arts Council England (21 November 2022 to 10 January 2023)
Economics of music streaming: follow-up (4 November 2022 to 16 October 2023)
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the blockchain (3 November 2022 to 5 February 2024)
Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP (17 October 2022 to 10 January 2023)
Safety at major sporting events (8 July 2022 to 8 March 2024)
Connected tech: smart or sinister? (12 May 2022 to 5 February 2024)
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission 2 (14 March 2022 to 29 April 2022)
Sustainability of local journalism (14 February 2022 to 24 May 2023)
Draft Online Safety Bill (12 January 2022 to 24 March 2022)
Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda (7 January 2022 to 3 February 2023)
The work of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (13 December 2021 to 29 April 2022)
Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission (22 November 2021 to 7 March 2022)
Racism in cricket (16 November 2021 to 29 April 2022)

Organisations it has heard from most

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (25)
BBC (24)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (18)
Channel 4 (7)
Sport England (6)
Arts Council England (5)
England and Wales Cricket Board (5)
English Football League (5)
ITV (5)
Ofcom (5)
Amazon (4)
Musicians' Union (4)
Pact (4)
Sky (4)
The Football Association (4)