Communications and Digital Committee

(Redirected from Communications Select Committee) Select committee of the House of Lords

The Communications and Digital Committee is a select committee of the House of Lords with the broad remit to "consider the media, digital and creative industries". In recent years, the Committee has held inquiries into the Chairmanship of the BBC, the focus and structure of Government communications with the public and the media, ownership of news media outlets, and the digital television and radio switchovers.

Membership

As of January 2024, the membership of the committee is as follows:

Member	Party
Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Chair)		Conservative
Lord Dunlop		Conservative
Lord Hall of Birkenhead		Crossbench
Baroness Harding of Winscombe		Conservative
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill		Labour
Lord Kamall		Conservative
Lord Knight of Weymouth		Labour
Bishop of Leeds		Bishops
Lord McNally		Liberal Democrat
Baroness Primarolo		Labour
Lord Storey		Liberal Democrat
Baroness Wheatcroft		Crossbench
Lord Young of Norwood Green		Labour

References

Communications Committee: Reports from previous sessions
"Communications Committee - membership". UK Parliament.

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Commons

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Statutory	House of Commons Commission Administration Estimate Audit Members Estimate Members Estimate Audit Public Accounts Commission Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Lords

Topical	Communications and Digital Constitution Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Economic Affairs European Affairs International Agreements International Relations and Defence Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Science and Technology
Private	Hybrid Instruments Standing Orders
Internal	Lords Commission Finance Liaison Conduct Procedure and Privileges Selection
Domestic	Services Works of Art

Joint

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Statutory	Ecclesiastical Committee Intelligence and Security

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