Communications and Digital Committee
Select committee of the House of Lords
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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".
History
Scope and activities
The remit of the committee is to "consider the media, digital and creative industries".[2]
Between 2006 and 2010, 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.[3][4][5][1]
A Creative Future
In October–November 2022, the committee conducted an inquiry into the future of creative industries in the UK, called "A creative future", also referred to as "Creative Futures".[6][7] It received many submissions, including from the Creative Industries Policy Evidence Centre,[8] the National Foundation for Educational Research,[7] the life-size AI robot artist Ai-Da, Equity, and The Publishers Association.[9] Its report was published in January 2023 covering text and data mining; securing performers' rights; intellectual property and international trade; and AI and jobs.[10]
Membership
As of January 2026[update], the membership of the committee is as follows:[11]
| Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Baroness Keeley(Chair) | Labour | |
| Baroness Caine of Kentish Town | Labour | |
| Viscount Colville of Culross | Crossbench | |
| Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay | Labour | |
| Baroness Fleet | Conservative | |
| Lord Holmes of Richmond | Conservative | |
| Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate | Conservative | |
| Lord Knight of Weymouth | Labour | |
| Lord McNally | Liberal Democrat | |
| Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge | Conservative | |
| Lord Storey | Liberal Democrat | |
| Lord Tarassenko | Crossbench | |
| Lord Bishop of Winchester | Bishops | |