Committees

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
Report:
Published
On 3 February 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 3 April 2025
Opened 4 September 2024
The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
Report:
Published
On 25 November 2024
Govt. response:
Published
On 6 February 2025
Opened 17 January 2024

Non-inquiry work

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.
Regular evidence sessions
Some committees take evidence from certain officeholders or organisations on a regular basis outside the structure of an inquiry.

Latest news

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UK risks becoming an ‘incubator economy’ if we don’t take action to support our tech companies to scale up
The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report 'AI and creative technology scaleups: less talk, more action'.
3 February 2025
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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

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 18 March 2025
2:00pm Private
Private meeting 18 March 2025
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Response to the Chair from Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Business & Trade, President of the Board of Trade, Department for Business and Trade, dated 10 February 2025
Work Competition and Markets Authority (Non-inquiry session)
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Correspondence
1st Report - The future of news
Inquiry The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
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Report
Response to this report
Response from the Competition and Markets Authority to the Committee's report 'The future of news', dated January 2025
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Correspondence
Response to this report
Response from Dame Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive Officer, Ofcom to the Committee's report 'The future of news', dated 27 January 2025
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Correspondence
Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's report 'The future of news'. 1st Report, Session 2024-25
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Government Response
Response from the Competition and Markets Authority to the Committee's report 'The future of news', dated January 2025
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