Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Major events
Status: Open
Opened: 23 Jul 2025
Organisers and facilitators of major sporting and cultural events are invited to give evidence to a new inquiry from MPs examining the challenges faced by the industry and how the sector can tap into new opportunities for growth and collaboration. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s major events inquiry is focussing on sporting and cultural …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Jonathan Martin · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Michael Livingston · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Stephanie Peacock MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport | View ↗ |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Anne Marie Chebib · United Kingdom Crowd Management Association, Ken Scott MBE · Sports Grounds Safety Authority, Rebecca Edser · VisitScotland | View ↗ |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Adrian Lambert · Hay Festival, Claire McColgan CBE · Liverpool City Council, Jason Barrett · The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Major General Simon Brooks-Ward, Phil Batty OBE · Glasgow 2026 Organising Company, Ruth Hollis OBE · Spirit of 2012 | View ↗ |
| 9 Dec 2025 | David Tremmil · UK Events, Faye Dyer · The ACC Liverpool Group, Jon Collins · LIVE, Nick Bitel · Major Event Organisers Association, Rachel Parker · Events Industry Alliance, Robert Wright · The Business of Events | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Gavin Mowat, Senior Policy and External Affairs Manager, Corporate … |
| 13 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Patricia Yates, Chief Executive, VisitBritain, regarding business e… |