Committees

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Commons Select Committee

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. It is chaired by Julian Knight MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsDCMS

The Committee has also a Sub-Committee to inquire into Online Harms and Disinformation. Find out more about the DCMS Sub-Committee.

These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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7 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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Safety at major sporting events
Opened 8 July 2022
Connected tech: smart or sinister?
Opened 12 May 2022
Sustainability of local journalism
Opened 14 February 2022
Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda
Opened 7 January 2022
Promoting Britain abroad
Opened 8 November 2021
What next for the National Lottery?
Opened 21 July 2021
Influencer culture
Report:
Published
On 9 May 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 23 September 2022
Opened 26 March 2021

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.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
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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Influencer culture: Lights, camera, inaction – DCMS Committee publishes Government response
Government responds to Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on Influencer Culture
23 September 2022
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DCMS Committee calls for National Audit Office investigation into Unboxed festival
Chair writes to the National Audit Office to call for an investigation into the financial management and delivery of the Unboxed festival
23 September 2022
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DCMS Committee to question BBC chiefs on licence fee, impartiality, and earnings
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee hears from BBC chiefs on the future of the licence fee
5 September 2022

Latest publications

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Twelfth report - Influencer culture: Lights, camera, inaction?
Inquiry Influencer culture
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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Response to this report
Third Special Report - Influencer Culture: Lights, camera, inaction?: Government Response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2021–22
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Second Special Report - Influencer Culture: Lights, camera, inaction?: ASA System and CMA Responses to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2021-22
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Third Special Report - Influencer Culture: Lights, camera, inaction?: Government Response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2021–22
Inquiry Influencer culture
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Letter from the Chair to Gareth Davies, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office, relating to the Unboxed Festival, 22 September 2022
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Correspondence

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  • Email: dcmscom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General Enquiries) 020 7219 6188 / (Media Enquiries) 020 7219 1679
  • Address: DCMS Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA