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Media literacy

Inquiry

This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and responsibilities of the Government, industry and regulators in advancing media literacy, and aim to identify and prioritise the key actions required to enhance media literacy skills across the population. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 11 April 2025.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 10 June 2025
2:00pm Public
3:30pm Private
Media literacy - Oral evidence 10 June 2025
2:00pm
  • The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Business and Trade)
  • Catherine McKinnell MP (Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at Department for Education)
  • Chloe Templeton (Deputy Director for Information Resilience and Public Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Matthew Hopkinson (Deputy Director, Life Skills Division at Department for Education)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 3 June 2025
2:30pm Private
3:00pm Public
Media literacy - Oral evidence 3 June 2025
3:00pm
  • Kate Davies (Public Policy Director at Ofcom)
  • Ed Leighton (Group Director, Strategy and Research (interim) at Ofcom)
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 20 May 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Media literacy - Oral evidence 20 May 2025
2:30pm
  • Cerys Griffiths (Creative Director, BBC Education at BBC)
  • Patricia Hidalgo (Director of Children’s and Education at BBC)
  • Lindsay McCoy (Executive News Editor of BBC Verify at BBC)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 13 May 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Media literacy - Oral evidence 13 May 2025
2:30pm
  • Frances Yeoman (Head of Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University)
  • Elli Narewska (Head of News and Media Literacy at The Guardian Foundation)
  • Jonathan Heawood (Executive Director at Public Interest News Foundation)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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