Communications and Digital Committee

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

The first report of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, about the BBC was issued on 25 July 2007. Previous to this, there had been ad hoc committees reporting on other topics.

Scope and activities

The remit of the committee is to "consider the media, digital and creative industries".

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.

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". It received many submissions, including from the Creative Industries Policy Evidence Centre, the National Foundation for Educational Research, the life-size AI robot artist Ai-Da, Equity, and The Publishers Association. Its report was published in January 2023 covering text and data mining; securing performers' rights; intellectual property and international trade; and AI and jobs.

Membership

As of July 2025, the membership of the committee is as follows:

Member	Party
Baroness Keeley0(Chair)		Labour
Viscount Colville of Culross		Crossbench
Lord Dunlop		Conservative
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay		Labour
Baroness Fleet		Conservative
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill		Labour
Lord Holmes of Richmond		Conservative
Lord Knight of Weymouth		Labour
Bishop of Leeds		Bishops
Lord McNally		Liberal Democrat
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge		Conservative
Lord Storey		Liberal Democrat
Baroness Wheatcroft		Crossbench