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Communications and Digital Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Communications and Digital Committee considers the media, digital and the creative industries

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2 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Scaling up - AI and creative tech
Opened 4 September 2024
The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
Report:
Published
On 25 November 2024
Govt. response:
Due by
On 25 January 2025
Opened 17 January 2024

Non-inquiry work

Regular evidence sessions
Some committees take evidence from certain officeholders or organisations on a regular basis outside the structure of an inquiry.
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Fracturing news environment risks a “grim” future for UK
The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report 'The future of news'.
25 November 2024
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Communications and Digital Committee seeks specialist adviser
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee seeks specialist adviser to work on its Scaling-up: AI and creative technology inquiry.
11 September 2024
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Inquiry launched into scaling up AI and creative tech
Communications and Digital Committee launches inquiry into scaling up AI and creative tech.
4 September 2024

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 10 December 2024
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Scaling up - AI and creative tech - Oral evidence 10 December 2024
2:30pm
  • Feryal Clark MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Sir Chris Bryant MP (Minister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism) at Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
  • The Baroness Gustafsson OBE (Minister of State (Minister for Investment) at Department for Business and Trade, and Minister of State (Minister for Investment) at HM Treasury)
To be confirmed
Tuesday 3 December 2024
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Scaling up - AI and creative tech - Oral evidence 3 December 2024
2:30pm
  • Louis Taylor (Chief Executive Officer at British Business Bank, and Chair at British Patient Capital)
3:30pm
  • Esra Kasapoglu (Executive Director at Innovate UK (UKRI))
  • Professor Christopher Smith (Executive Chair at Arts and Humanities Research Council (UKRI))
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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1st Report - The future of news
Inquiry The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
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Joint letter to the Chair from Feryal Clark MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Minister of State for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 16 October 2024
Inquiry Scaling up - AI and creative tech
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Correspondence
Letter to the Chair from Matt Rogerson, Director of Global Public Policy & Platform Strategy, Financial Times, dated 18 October 2024
Inquiry The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: holcommunications@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8662 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8535 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Communications and Digital Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW