Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Grassroots music venues
Closed
Opened 7 Apr 2025
Closed 30 Jun 2025
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
Follow-up evidence session on the work of the predecessor committee in the last Parliament on Grassroots music venues (2024) .
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 7 April 2025.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 13 May 2025
- 9 witnesses
Recent activity
- Email from Music Venues Trust, regarding oral evidence follow-up, dated 19 May 20253 June 2025, Correspondence
- Letter from Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum, regarding oral evidence follow-up, dated 19 May 20253 June 2025, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session13 May 2025, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 |
Oral evidence session
Alastair Jones · Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
David Martin · Featured Artists Coalition,
Joff Oddie,
Jon Collins · LIVE,
Marit Berning · Music Managers Forum,
Mark Davyd · Music Venue Trust,
Nancy Skipper · National Arenas Association,
Sir Chris Bryant MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
Steve Homer · Concert Promoters Association
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alastair Jones · Deputy Director, Creative Industries | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| David Martin · Chief Executive | Featured Artists Coalition | 1 |
| Joff Oddie | Not recorded | 1 |
| Jon Collins · Chief Executive | LIVE | 1 |
| Marit Berning · Board Member | Music Managers Forum | 1 |
| Mark Davyd · Chief Executive | Music Venue Trust | 1 |
| Nancy Skipper · Operations Manager | National Arenas Association | 1 |
| Sir Chris Bryant MP · Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Steve Homer · Board Director | Concert Promoters Association | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2025 | Not recorded | Email from Music Venues Trust, regarding oral evidence follow-up, dated 19 May 2025 |
| 3 Jun 2025 | To committee | Letter from Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum, regarding oral evidence follow-up, dated 19 May 2025 |
| 13 May 2025 | To committee | Letter from Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, and Jon Collins, Chief Executive, LIVE, regarding grassroots music venues, dated 12 May 2025 |