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Three House of Commons Select Committees – the Culture, Media and Sport, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees – have called on the Government to sufficiently resource the BBC World Service.

Three House of Commons Select Committees – the Culture, Media and Sport, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees – have called on the Government to sufficiently resource the BBC World Service so that it is less reliant on the licence fee and short-term funding cycles.

The Committee is immediately publishing an exchange of correspondence with Ticketmaster regarding its requested appearance in Parliament next week. 

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has today published the Government’s response to its letter before the election outlining threats to UK democracy.

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will hold the first public evidence session of its inquiry into social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms.The inquiry follows riots in summer 2024, which are believed to have been driven in part by false claims spread on social media relating to an attack in Southport.

Line by line scrutiny draws to a close. Catch up

The Scottish Affairs Committee will question the new Director of BBC Scotland, Hayley Valentine, and other senior executives in a one-off session on BBC Scotland’s work. 

On 3 December 2024 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.

Chair of the CMS Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, responds to the Government announcement on the future funding of the BBC

Government Bill to regulate football fails to define “English football” – Lords Committee criticises use of delegated powers in the Football Governance Bill

The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report 'The future of news'.

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate the relationship between algorithms used by social media and search engines, generative AI, and the spread of harmful and false content online.

On Tuesday 19 November, at 2.00pm, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold an evidence session on the future of the BBC World Service and the relationship between the Service and UK foreign policy.

Members discuss the key principles of football regulatory legislation. Catch up

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to hold a short inquiry into the BBC World Service