Select Committee · Communications and Digital Committee

A creative future

Status: Closed Opened: 28 Jul 2022 Closed: 7 Jul 2023 1 report
Inquiry scopeThis inquiry will examine future challenges for the creative industries, and explore what is needed from the skills and talent pipeline to ensure the sector can thrive in this fast-changing world.

Reports

1 report

Oral evidence sessions

9 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
22 Nov 2022 Julia Lopez MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Kevin Hollinrake MP · Department for Business and Trade, Robert Halfon MP · Department for Education View ↗
15 Nov 2022 Dr Darren Henley OBE · Arts Council England, Professor Christopher Smith · UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Sir Peter Bazalgette · Creative Industries Taskforce View ↗
8 Nov 2022 Carolyn Warren · Canada Council for the Arts, Councillor Phil Seeva · Local Government Association (LGA), Dr Martin Smith · West Bridge Consulting, Paul Owens · BOP Consulting, Professor Hye-Kyung Lee · Kings College London, Professor James Bennett · StoryFutures/Academy: The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling View ↗
1 Nov 2022 Alun Francis OBE · Oldham College, Corrienne Peasgood OBE · Association of Colleges, Dinah Caine CBE · Goldsmiths, University of London, Dr Paul Thompson · Universities UK, Eliza Easton · Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, led by Nesta, Olly Newton · The Edge Foundation, Simon Field · Skills Policy View ↗
25 Oct 2022 Dr Lisa Morrison-Coulthard · National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), Dr Molly Morgan Jones · British Academy, Lesley Giles · Work Advance, Professor Steven Spier · Kingston University, Robert West · Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Seetha Kumar · ScreenSkills View ↗
18 Oct 2022 Adam Dickinson · Rezzil, Chris Michaels · National Gallery, Dr Nicola Searle · Goldsmiths, University of London, Professor Giorgio Fazio · University of Newcastle, Robert Husband · Moore Kingston Smith, Tom Box · Blue Zoo Animation View ↗
13 Oct 2022 Catherine Allen · Limina Immersive, Chance Coughenour · Google, Dr Jo Twist OBE · The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE), Professor Melissa Terras · University of Edinburgh, Rishi Coupland · British Film Institute, Verity McIntosh · University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol View ↗
11 Oct 2022 Aidan Meller · Ai-Da ROBOT, Ai-Da Robot, Dan Conway · Publishers Association, Dr Andres Guadamuz · University of Sussex, Paul Fleming · Equity View ↗
6 Sep 2022 Annette Mees · Kings College London, Caroline Norbury OBE · Creative UK, Ed Shedd · Create Central, Tonya Nelson · Arts Council England View ↗

Who gave evidence

46 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
Adam Dickinson · founding partner and Development Director Rezzil 1
Ai-Da Robot 1
Aidan Meller · Director Ai-Da ROBOT 1
Alun Francis OBE · Principal and Chief Executive Officer Oldham College 1
Annette Mees · Artistic Director, Audience Labs and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Culture and Creative Industries Kings College London 1
Caroline Norbury OBE · Chief Executive Creative UK 1
Carolyn Warren · Director General of Arts Granting Programs Canada Council for the Arts 1
Catherine Allen · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Limina Immersive 1
Chance Coughenour · Head of Preservation, Google Arts & Culture Google 1
Chris Michaels · Director of Digital, Communications and Technology National Gallery 1
Corrienne Peasgood OBE · President Association of Colleges 1
Councillor Phil Seeva · Culture, Tourism and Sport Board Local Government Association (LGA) 1
Dan Conway · Chief Executive Officer Publishers Association 1
Dinah Caine CBE · Chair of Governing Council Goldsmiths, University of London 1
Dr Andres Guadamuz · Reader in Intellectual Property Law University of Sussex 1
Dr Darren Henley OBE · Chief Executive Arts Council England 1
Dr Jo Twist OBE · Chief Executive Officer The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) 1
Dr Lisa Morrison-Coulthard · Research Director National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) 1
Dr Martin Smith · Managing Director West Bridge Consulting 1
Dr Molly Morgan Jones · Director of Policy British Academy 1
Dr Nicola Searle · Digital Economy Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship Goldsmiths, University of London 1
Dr Paul Thompson · Chair of Specialists Institutions Forum Universities UK 1
Ed Shedd · Chair Create Central 1
Eliza Easton · Deputy Director Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, led by Nesta 1
Julia Lopez MP · Minister of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1
Kevin Hollinrake MP · Minister for Enteprise, Markets and Small Business Department for Business and Trade 1
Lesley Giles · Director Work Advance 1
Olly Newton · Executive Director The Edge Foundation 1
Paul Fleming · General Secretary Equity 1
Paul Owens · Co-Founder and Director BOP Consulting 1
Professor Christopher Smith · Executive Chair, Arts and Humanities Research Council UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) 1
Professor Giorgio Fazio · Professor of Macroeconomics University of Newcastle 1
Professor Hye-Kyung Lee · Professor of Cultural Policy Kings College London 1
Professor James Bennett · Director StoryFutures/Academy: The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling 1
Professor Melissa Terras · Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences University of Edinburgh 1
Professor Steven Spier · Vice-Chancellor Kingston University 1
Rishi Coupland · Head of Research and Insight British Film Institute 1
Robert Halfon MP · Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships, and Higher Education Department for Education 1
Robert Husband · Partner Moore Kingston Smith 1
Robert West · Head of Education and Skills and part of the Future of Work Directorate Confederation of British Industry (CBI) 1
Seetha Kumar · Chief Executive Officer ScreenSkills 1
Simon Field · Director Skills Policy 1
Sir Peter Bazalgette · Co-Chair Creative Industries Taskforce 1
Tom Box · Managing Director and Co-Founder Blue Zoo Animation 1
Tonya Nelson · Area Director, London Arts Council England 1
Verity McIntosh · Senior Lecturer in Extended and Virtual Realities University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol 1

Correspondence

13 letters

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PublishedDirectionLetter
28 Jun 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 27 June 2023
27 Jun 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 14 June 2023
25 May 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 23 May 2023
17 May 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Julia Lopez MP, Minister for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 3 May 2023
8 Mar 2023 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, dated 8 March 2023
8 Mar 2023 From committee Letter to the Chair from ITV, Pact, Sky, Channel 4, BBC, Netflix, COBA and Paramount, dated 7 March 2023
12 Dec 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and George Freeman MP, Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, dated 12 December 2022
12 Dec 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, dated 12 December 2022
12 Dec 2022 To committee Response from the Chair to Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, Chief Executive Officer, UK Research & Innovation, dated 12 December 2022
8 Dec 2022 Response to the Chair from Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, Chief Executive of UKRI, dated 2 December 2022
6 Dec 2022 From committee Letter to the Chair from Julia Lopez MP, Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, dated 1 December 2022
22 Nov 2022 From committee Letter to the Chair from Dr Paul Thompson, Vice-Chancellor, Royal College of Art, dated November 2022
16 Nov 2022 To committee Letter from the Chair to Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, Chief Executive Officer, UK Research & Innovation, dated 16 November 2022