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Calendar
Wednesday 2nd September 2026 9:30 a.m.
Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Fan-led review of live and electronic music
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
The Lord Brennan of Canton - Independent Chair of the Fan-led Review of live and electronic music
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Ian Murray MP - Minister of State at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Alastair Jones - Deputy Director, Creative Industries at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Tuesday 8th September 2026 9:30 a.m.
Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Private Meeting
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Parliamentary Debates
Creative Freelance Champions
1 speech (302 words)
Tuesday 1st September 2026 - Written Statements
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
80 speeches (25,850 words)
Committee stage
Tuesday 1st September 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Touring: Impact of EU Exit
19 speeches (1,463 words)
Tuesday 1st September 2026 - Lords Chamber
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2026
7 speeches (2,458 words)
Wednesday 2nd September 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Sporting Events Bill [Lords]
49 speeches (15,429 words)
2nd reading
Thursday 3rd September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Oral Answers to Questions
153 speeches (10,529 words)
Thursday 3rd September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Warner Bros. Discovery: Proposed Acquisition by Paramount
1 speech (703 words)
Thursday 3rd September 2026 - Written Statements
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
131 speeches (30,197 words)
Committee stage
Thursday 3rd September 2026 - Grand Committee
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport


Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Giles Derrington, Head of Public Affairs UK, TikTok, regarding dangerous driving content

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Rebecca Stimson, Director of Public Policy, Meta, regarding dangerous driving content

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Alex Rawle, Head of Public Policy, YouTube UK, regarding dangerous driving content

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Jake Thomas, General Manager, UK Snap Inc, regarding dangerous driving content

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Fan-led review of music - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Oral Evidence - Lord Brennan of Canton

Fan-led review of music - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, regarding safeguarding and governance in sport, 26 August 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Emma Squire CBE & Claudia Kenyatta CBE, Co-Chief Executives, Historic England, regarding the Protecting built heritage Report, 15 July 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, regarding the consultation on banning unlicensed gambling sponsorships and advertising, 15 July 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Hannah Perry, Director of Demos Digital, Demos, regarding oral evidence follow-up, 18 June 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding the Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music Report, 13 July 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Greg Swift, Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs, British Horseracing Authority, regarding Financial Risk Assessments, 3 August 2026

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Friday 4th September 2026
Special Report - 3rd Special Report - Cultural touring in the EU: Government response

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee


Department Publications - Guidance
Friday 28th August 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Project Gigabit network build contract - North Dorset
Document: Project Gigabit network build contract - North Dorset (webpage)
Friday 28th August 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Project Gigabit network build contract - Teesdale
Document: Project Gigabit network build contract - Teesdale (webpage)
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: The Local Covenant Partnerships Fund
Document: The Local Covenant Partnerships Fund (webpage)
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise business hub
Document: Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise business hub (webpage)
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Prize Draw Operators
Document: Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Prize Draw Operators (webpage)
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Better Futures Fund
Document: Better Futures Fund (webpage)


Department Publications - Statistics
Friday 28th August 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Evaluation of the Enrichment Partnership Programme (EPP)
Document: Evaluation of the Enrichment Partnership Programme (EPP) (webpage)
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Statistical data set: Museums and galleries monthly visits
Document: (ODS)
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Statistical data set: Museums and galleries monthly visits
Document: Statistical data set: Museums and galleries monthly visits (webpage)
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Statistical data set: Museums and galleries monthly visits
Document: (webpage)


Department Publications - News and Communications
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Gail Boyle reappointed to the Treasure Valuation Committee
Document: Gail Boyle reappointed to the Treasure Valuation Committee (webpage)



Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport mentioned

Live Transcript

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3 Sep 2026, 10:11 a.m. - House of Commons
"serious question to DCMS questions this morning? There is no place for homophobia or prejudice in our "
Danny Beales MP (Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 2:55 p.m. - House of Commons
"case in DCMS matters. That relationship between government and opposition is important. It's not "
Nigel Huddleston MP (Droitwich and Evesham, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 2:55 p.m. - House of Commons
"is an incredibly, incredibly broad, fascinating, but also daunting brief. And I think anybody who's been involved in DCMS recognises "
Nigel Huddleston MP (Droitwich and Evesham, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 2:13 p.m. - Lords Grand Committee
"the. The double D in DCMs the first D is silent, so I hope that you've been advised, accordingly, "
Speaker 15 - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 2:13 p.m. - Lords Grand Committee
"As such, I understand that DCMs officials, because I'm told that "
Speaker 15 - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 3:23 p.m. - House of Commons
"particularly to my friend from Droitwich and Evesham for his fantastic championing of DCMS over "
Mr Louie French MP (Old Bexley and Sidcup, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 3:06 p.m. - House of Commons
"exceptional shadow Secretary of State. He's always been an exceptional champion for the sectors that the DCMS represent, "
Dame Caroline Dinenage MP (Gosport, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 3:08 p.m. - House of Commons
"significant role. Our committee, the DCMs Select Committee, Madam Deputy Speaker, will shortly be reporting back on a recent inquiry "
Dame Caroline Dinenage MP (Gosport, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 3:58 p.m. - Lords Grand Committee
"DCMs. "
Speaker 7 - View Video - View Transcript
2 Sep 2026, 10:16 a.m. - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
"DCMs "
Bill Esterson - View Video - View Transcript
2 Sep 2026, 10:15 a.m. - Scottish Affairs Committee
"when documents come out relating to broadcasting from DCMs, a couple of additional "
Speaker 6 - View Video - View Transcript
2 Sep 2026, 10:38 a.m. - Scottish Affairs Committee
"DCMs how you go about doing it. "
Speaker 1 - View Video - View Transcript
2 Sep 2026, 11:10 a.m. - Scottish Affairs Committee
"DCMs. "
Dave Doogan - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 9:43 a.m. - House of Commons
" And I refer members to my register of interest. Making sports more accessible should be the ultimate goal of DCMS, and that is ultimate goal of DCMS, and that is why we continue to urge the government to stop raising taxes on sports clubs and to ensure that all "
Mr Louie French MP (Old Bexley and Sidcup, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Sep 2026, 9:46 a.m. - House of Commons
" Thank you for the question. Can I commend the Gatehouse Theatre and I commend the Gatehouse Theatre and Stafford for all they do for young people? It's a fantastic, fantastic initiative. DCMS understands that people in rural areas face "
Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, Minister of State (Edinburgh South, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
1 Sep 2026, 2:33 p.m. - Communications and Digital Committee
"The two secretaries of state, DCMs and education asked me to take children's views "
Speaker 1 - View Video - View Transcript
1 Sep 2026, 3:33 p.m. - House of Lords
"identified in this DCMs report that would mitigate and remove barriers "
Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
1 Sep 2026, 6:39 p.m. - Lords Grand Committee
"and said, the Army is going to be with DCMs, and the Navy is going to be with another "
Speaker 3 - View Video - View Transcript


Select Committee Documents
Friday 4th September 2026
Correspondence - 27 August 2026, Letter to the Chair from Lucy Rigby KC MP to the Chair re. Erasmus+

European Affairs Committee

Found: the Erasmus+ programme the Department for Education is the lead Department, working closely with DCMS

Thursday 3rd September 2026
Correspondence - Annex 2 to the letter from the Government Chief Commercial Officer at Cabinet Office relating to the Committee’s Report on ‘Government use of external consultants’ recommendation 1 - Top 10 Suppliers by Spend by Department, dated 31 July 2026

Public Accounts Committee

Found: DCMS 11 4. DEFRA 13 4.1. DEFRA 13 4.2. Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) 14 4.3.

Thursday 3rd September 2026
Correspondence - Annex 1 to the letter from the Government Chief Commercial Officer at Cabinet Office relating to the Committee’s Report on ‘Government use of external consultants’ recommendation 3 - Historical Spending on Professional Services, dated 31 July 2026

Public Accounts Committee

Found: 1,456,848,917 1,776,023,390 2,012,122,591 including ALBs MOJ MOJ 199,018,556 248,626,710 251,754,078 DCMS

Thursday 3rd September 2026
Correspondence - Joint letter from the Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury, the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Chief Executive at the Public Sector Fraud Authority relating to the Committee’s Report on ‘Government use of data analytics on error and fraud’, dated 4 August 2026

Public Accounts Committee

Found: Palace of Westminster Westminster [email protected] Susannah Storey Permanent Secretary, DCMS

Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Written Evidence - The Premier League
CYM0188 - Children and Young People's Mental Health

Children and Young People's Mental Health - Education Committee

Found: The Premier League continues to volunteer its support, and the support of its Clubs, to DCMS, as part



Written Answers
Outdoor Recreation: Young People
Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
Thursday 3rd September 2026

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026, to question 13295 on Outdoor Recreation: Young People, for what reason has no further funding been allocated for the Adventures Away From Home Fund.

Answered by Vicky Foxcroft - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

The Adventures Away From Home Fund (AAfH) concluded in March 2026. Between 2022 and 2026, DCMS invested £8.6 million in funding to provide over 57,000 bursaries to young people.

We greatly value the Fund and the positive impact it had on young people’s skills, development, and resilience. However, we are working to broaden the reach of the young people and organisations we support, and to better align future opportunities with the commitments made in “Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy”.

This includes the Youth Matters Fund, which will be investing over £400 million to provide local organisations with funding to deliver high-quality youth work and enriching activities, as well as to refurbish or build up to 250 youth facilities. This will include outdoor activities and many other fun activities that benefit young people. The competition for a delivery partner has now closed and we expect the Youth Matters Fund to launch for beneficiaries later this financial year.

We have also launched Every Child Can, which will invest £132.5m of dormant assets exclusively across the five key categories of enrichment announced in the Enrichment Framework. This includes opportunities in nature, outdoor and adventure.

Gambling: Licensed Premises
Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)
Thursday 3rd September 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Gambling Impact Assessments enable local authorities to disapply the aim to permit presumption by creating a rebuttable presumption against the granting of new gambling premises licences in areas designated as being saturated with existing gambling premises.

Answered by Jim McMahon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Once introduced, gambling impact assessments will enable licensing authorities to adopt a presumption to reject applications in areas covered by the policy. This will mean that the presumption in favour of granting a licence resulting from the “aim to permit” principle will no longer apply in areas covered by a gambling impact assessment. However, licensing authorities will still be required to consider all premises applications even where a gambling impact assessment is in force.

On the 11th August, the Prime Minister announced that DCMS will consult on repealing the “aim to permit” from the Gambling Act 2005. The consultation will be published in due course.



National Audit Office
Sep. 02 2026
Summary - Managing digital identity (PDF)

Found: Office logo SESSION 2026-27 2 SEPTEMBER 2026 HC 586 Managing digital identity Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Sep. 02 2026
Report - Managing digital identity (PDF)

Found: Office logo SESSION 2026-27 2 SEPTEMBER 2026 HC 586 Managing digital identity Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Jul. 24 2026
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Accounts 2025-26 (webpage)

Found: Accounts 2025-26 Report – Financial audit Date: 24 Jul 2026 Departments: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport



Department Publications - Guidance
Friday 4th September 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: Urgent Crown Development application: MOD Bicester (Site A)
Document: Archaeological and heritage assessment (PDF)

Found: • DCMS, 2013. Scheduled Monuments & nationally important but non-scheduled monuments. Annex 1.

Tuesday 1st September 2026
Department for Education
Source Page: Statutory guidance: Keeping children safe in education
Document: (PDF)

Found: support, development and monitoring Online safety guidance if you own or manage an online platform – DCMS

Tuesday 1st September 2026
Department for Education
Source Page: Statutory guidance: Keeping children safe in education
Document: (PDF)

Found: support, development and monitoring Online safety guidance if you own or manage an online platform – DCMS



Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 3rd September 2026
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Civil justice statistics quarterly: April to June 2026
Document: (ODS)

Found: 0 0 3 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dept. for Culture, Media and Sport DCMS

Thursday 3rd September 2026
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Civil justice statistics quarterly: April to June 2026
Document: (ODS)

Found: 1.0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 [X] 0 [X] Dept. for Culture, Media and Sport DCMS

Friday 28th August 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention-level evaluation
Document: (PDF)

Found: COMMUNITY LIFE SURVEY The CLS19 was run by DCMS and is not specific to UKSPF or this evaluation.



Department Publications - Transparency
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Northern Ireland Office
Source Page: Northern Ireland Office FOI releases: 2020
Document: (PDF)

Found: He encouraged them to engage proactively with these and with the NIE, as he was engaging with DCMS.

Friday 28th August 2026
Department for Education
Source Page: National Careers Service: course directory
Document: (Excel)

Found: This qualification meets the requirements for training for level 2 stewards as specified in the DCMS



Department Publications - Policy and Engagement
Friday 28th August 2026
HM Treasury
Source Page: Treasury Minutes – August 2026
Document: (PDF)

Found: future measures (BIST: Modernising corporate reporting, BIST: rationalising information on GOV.UK, DCMS

Friday 28th August 2026
HM Treasury
Source Page: Treasury Minutes – August 2026
Document: (PDF)

Found: future measures (BIST: Modernising corporate reporting, BIST: rationalising information on GOV.UK, DCMS



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Sep. 18 2026
Building Digital UK
Source Page: Resources for communications network providers
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Outside In Procurements DCMS is looking to allocate funding via a competitive procurement process through

Sep. 18 2026
Building Digital UK
Source Page: Resources for communications network providers
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: DCMS DPS System Entry Briefing 17th November 2020 DRAFT v0.3 OFF SEN Commercial EXTERNALCommercially

Sep. 18 2026
Building Digital UK
Source Page: Resources for communications network providers
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: . ● Programme is currently going through cross-government approval process (DCMS Finance Committee, Infrastructure

Sep. 18 2026
Building Digital UK
Source Page: Resources for communications network providers
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: The Type C framework opportunity aligns with BDUK strategy and DCMS Policy objectives published in Future

Sep. 04 2026
HM Revenue & Customs
Source Page: Data Element 2/3: Document and Other Reference Codes: Licence Types – Imports and Exports of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)
Document: (ODS)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Agricultural Policy (CAP) export licences and certificates Refund Certificate for Non-Annex 1 goods NAI 9005 DCMS

Sep. 03 2026
Central Digital and Data Office
Source Page: Government technology standards and guidance
Document: Government technology standards and guidance (webpage)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: across government Emerging technologies Growing the artificial intelligence industry in the UK (DCMS



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Sep. 03 2026
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Source Page: Trustee appointed to the National Lottery Heritage Fund Board
Document: Trustee appointed to the National Lottery Heritage Fund Board (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Notes to Editors DCMS has around 400 regulated public appointment roles across 42 Public Bodies including

Aug. 26 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: New Creative Trade Forum to boost UK creative industries announced at Edinburgh International Festival
Document: New Creative Trade Forum to boost UK creative industries announced at Edinburgh International Festival (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Ian Murray, Minister of State for DCMS said: This new, industry-led forum marks a step change in how



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Sep. 01 2026
Churches Conservation Trust
Source Page: The Churches Conservation Trust annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026
Document: (PDF)
Transparency

Found: DCMS and Church Commissioners Funding Agreements CCT operates under funding agreements with its two