Culture, Media and Sport Committee

The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons, established in 1997. It oversees the operations of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport which replaced the Department for National Heritage.

Membership

As of 19 July 2011, the membership of the committee is as follows:

Member		Party	Constituency
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	John Whittingdale MP (Chair)	Conservative	Maldon
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Therese Coffey MP	Conservative	Suffolk Coastal
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Damian Collins MP	Conservative	Folkestone and Hythe
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Philip Davies MP	Conservative	Shipley
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Paul Farrelly MP	Labour	Newcastle-under-Lyme
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Cathy Jamieson MP	Labour Co-op	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Alan Keen MP	Labour Co-op	Feltham and Heston
bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Louise Mensch MP	Conservative	Corby
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" |	Adrian Sanders MP	Liberal Democrat	Torbay
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Jim Sheridan MP	Labour	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Tom Watson MP	Labour	West Bromwich East

Source: Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Changes

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
9 May 2011	bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	David Cairns MP (Labour)	Inverclyde	→	Vacant			Hansard
19 July 2011	Vacant			→	bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Cathy Jamieson MP (Labour Co-op)	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Hansard

See also

List of committees of the United Kingdom Parliament

External links

• Culture, Media and Sport Committee