Culture, media and sport
Culture, media and sport news from UK Parliament.
Public funding for cricket must depend on progress to tackle racism
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes report on racism in cricket
14 January 2022
MPs to examine how culture can engineer the levelling up agenda
Committee launch new inquiry on Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda
07 January 2022
Senior government officials to face questions over Charity Commission Chair appointment
The sessions follows the Committee’s criticism of the handling of a number of high-profile public appointments
07 January 2022
House of Lords Podcast: a healthier nation, and government by 'diktat'
What is needed to make England a healthier nation? and why are two committees concerned about government use of secondary legislation? Find out in this month's House of Lords Podcast.
16 December 2021
No longer the land of the lawless: Joint Committee reports
MPs and Peers publish landmark report on new laws for Online Safety
14 December 2021
Joint Committee on draft Online Safety Bill to publish report
Joint Committee on the draft Online Safety Bill to publish report at 00:01 14 December 2021
13 December 2021
Communications and Digital Committee publishes its follow-up report on digital regulation
The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report Digital Regulation: joined-up and accountable.
13 December 2021
Lords debates freedom of speech
Members consider role of public, private and civil society sectors. Catch up
13 December 2021
Government acts on Committee’s recommendations on concussion in sport
Committee welcomes Government action on recommendations made in its report on concussion in sport
10 December 2021
DCMS Committee approves appointment of Martin Thomas as Charity Commission Chair
DCMS have published a report about the appointment process
10 December 2021
A new national plan for sport, health and wellbeing is needed to tackle inactivity says Lords Committee
The House of Lords Select Committee on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation has today published its report calling on the Government to establish a national plan for sport, health and wellbeing.
10 December 2021
Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into spiking
The Committee will look into the prevalence of spiking and the effectiveness of the police response to it.
09 December 2021
House of Lords holds roundtable on loot boxes
House of Lords members met with academics, charities and representatives from the gaming industry to discuss the impact of loot boxes on Wednesday 2 December.
06 December 2021
Chair welcomes YCCC coaching staff departure
The Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has given the following comment after the announcement by Yorkshire County Cricket Club about the departure of its entire coaching team.
03 December 2021
Tracey Crouch gives evidence on fan led review of football governance
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee hold an evidence session the Tracey Crouch MP, C.hair of the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance
03 December 2021