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 … Show more

Oral evidence sessions

4 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 ↗

Who gave evidence

18 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Adrian Lambert · Chief Operating Officer Hay Festival 1
Anne Marie Chebib · Chair United Kingdom Crowd Management Association 1
Claire McColgan CBE · Director of Culture & Major Events Liverpool City Council 1
David Tremmil · Vice-Chair UK Events 1
Faye Dyer · Chief Executive The ACC Liverpool Group 1
Jason Barrett · Chief Executive The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 1
Jon Collins · Chief Executive LIVE 1
Jonathan Martin · Director for Project Delivery and Major Events Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1
Ken Scott MBE · Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Inspectorate Sports Grounds Safety Authority 1
Major General Simon Brooks-Ward 1
Michael Livingston · Director for Major Sporting Projects Delivery Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1
Nick Bitel · Board member Major Event Organisers Association 1
Phil Batty OBE · Chief Executive Glasgow 2026 Organising Company 1
Rachel Parker · Director Events Industry Alliance 1
Rebecca Edser · Head of Events VisitScotland 1
Robert Wright · Founder and Chief Executive The Business of Events 1
Ruth Hollis OBE · Chief Executive Spirit of 2012 1
Stephanie Peacock MP · Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1

Correspondence

6 letters
DateDirectionTitle
8 Jul 2026 To cttee Letter from Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State for Policing and Crime, regarding…
23 Jun 2026 To cttee Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society an…
9 Jun 2026 To cttee Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society an…
9 Jun 2026 To cttee Letter from The Business of Events and the Events Industry Alliance, regarding …
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…