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Communications and Digital Committee

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The Communications and Digital Committee is a select committee of the House of Lords with the broad remit to "consider communications". 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.[1]

Members

As of February 2021, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2]

Member Party
Lord Gilbert of Panteg (Chair) style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Baroness Bull style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Baroness Buscombe style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Viscount Colville of Culross style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Baroness Featherstone style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal Democrat
Baroness Grender style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal Democrat
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Lipsey style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord McInnes of Kilwinning style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Baroness Rebuck style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Vaizey of Didcot style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
The Bishop of Worcester style="background:Template:Lords Spiritual/meta/color" | Bishops

References

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