Communications and Digital Committee

History

The first report of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, about the BBC was issued on 25 July 2007. Previous to this, there had been ad hoc committees reporting on other topics.

Scope and activities

The remit of the committee is to "consider the media, digital and creative industries".

Between 2006 and 2010, the Committee has held inquiries into the Chairmanship of the BBC, the focus and structure of Government communications with the public and the media, ownership of news media outlets, and the digital television and radio switchovers.

A Creative Future

In October–November 2022, the committee conducted an inquiry into the future of creative industries in the UK, called "A creative future", also referred to as "Creative Futures". It received many submissions, including from the Creative Industries Policy Evidence Centre, the National Foundation for Educational Research, Its report was published in January 2023 covering text and data mining; securing performers' rights; intellectual property and international trade; and AI and jobs.

Membership

, the membership of the committee is as follows:

References

References

1. (25 July 2007). "Communications - First Report".
2. "Communications and Digital Committee".
3. "Pre-2010 publications".
4. (18 March 2010). "Second Report: Digital switchover of television and radio in the United Kingdom".
5. (18 March 2009). "Second Report: Public service broadcasting: short-term crisis, long-term future?".
6. (28 July 2022). "A creative future".
7. (19 June 2023). "A Creative Future".
8. "House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee Inquiry: Creative Futures 2022". Creative Industries Policy Evidence Centre.
9. (14 October 2022). "Select Committees, Creative Future Inquiry".
10. "At risk: our creative future".
11. "Communications Committee − membership".