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Communications and Digital Committee

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The Communications 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 8 June 2015, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2]

Member Party
Lord Best (Chairman) style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Earl of Arran style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Baroness Benjamin style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Liberal Democrats
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Liberal Democrats
Bishop of Chelmsford style="background:Template:Independent/meta/color" | Lords Spiritual
Lord Dobbs style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Baroness Hanham style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative
Lord Hart of Chilton style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Jay of Paddington style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Baroness Kidron style="background:Template:Crossbencher/meta/color" | Crossbench
Baroness Scotland of Asthal style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour
Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative

References

  1. ^ Communications Committee: Reports from previous sessions
  2. ^ "Communications Committee - membership". UK Parliament. n.d. Retrieved 21 July 2015.