Media and Sport Committee news

The UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) will meet this week to hear from charities over the level of government support needed to ... More

Julie Harrington – the woman responsible for running Wembley Stadium for the Football Association (FA) – has been appointed to head up under-fire governing body ... More

Public funding UK Sport distributes to British Cycling is not under immediate threat despite the assertion that the governing body’s credibility is in “tatters”. It ... More

Level Playing Field has expressed "disappointment" with Manchester United after the football club announced a three-year phased approach to accommodate increased disabled seating at Old ... More

At least eight Premier League clubs are not expected to complete agreed improvements to their stadiums for disabled spectators by the start of next season. ... More

An inquiry into homophobia in sport has been launched by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, and is calling for written submissions. The inquiry ... More

Girls are being put off sport by PE lessons and must be offered more "imaginative" activities – such as dance and cycling – to make ... More

A cross-party committee of MPs has expressed its concern over the declining number of community sports facilities in the UK. The Culture, Media and Sport ... More

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is today (12 November) hosting the first oral evidence session at the House of Commons as part of its ... More

Image: The report urges less central regulation A report by the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has called for the reduction in centralised gambling ... More

Former Football Association (FA) chair Lord Triesman has claimed that four FIFA officials of seeking 'bribes' in exchange for backing England's unsuccessful 2018 World Cup ... More

A report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has urged the government to review its plans for the closure of the Museums, Libraries and ... More

Former Football Association (FA) chair Lord Triesman has claimed the national governing body "backed out from regulating" the domestic sport. The comments were made as ... More

The Football Association (FA) has insisted that there is 'no justification' for direct government intervention in the running of the domestic game. In a response ... More

A parliamentary inquiry into the ownership of professional football clubs has been launched by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. It forms part of a ... More

The recently released independent report by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee on tourism was published on Thursday, 10 July and was ... More

The National Lottery must benefit from unspent Olympic funds, according to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. In its latest report, London 2012 Games: the ... More

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has submitted one of the largest planning applications in European history, detailing plans for the Olympic Park. The 15-volume, 10,000-page ... More

The government’s failure to set a budget for the 2012 Olympic Games is a “major risk” to its chances of success, a report from the ... More