Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee
DCMS: Broadband, Gambling and Unboxed
Status: Closed
Opened: 13 Jan 2023
Closed: 9 May 2024
Inquiry scope
The Committee will question senior officials at the DCMS Department to follow up on the Committee’s previous inquiries into gambling regulation and the stalled rollout of gigabit broadband across the UK . There will also be questions on the Government’s UNBOXED festival following an investigation by the National Audit Office . The festival took place at locations throughout the United Kingdom, and digitally, between March and November 2022. Forecast to cost just under its full budget of £120 million, engagement with the project appears to have fallen significantly short of the organisers’ “stretch target” of reaching 66 million people.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2023 |
DCMS: Broadband, Gambling & Unboxed; DHLUC: Homes data, Local economic growth, Local Government funding settlement
Emran Mian · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
Jeremy Pocklington CB · Ministry of Defence,
Paul Norris · Building Digital UK,
Polly Payne · Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
Sarah Healey · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
Susannah Storey · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Emran Mian · Director General, Regeneration | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Jeremy Pocklington CB · Permanent Secretary | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Paul Norris · Chief Executive | Building Digital UK | 1 |
| Polly Payne · Director General, Culture, Sport and Civil Society | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Sarah Healey · Permanent Secretary | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Susannah Storey · Permanent Secretary | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
Correspondence
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