🥳 Congratulations to English Teacher for reaching 8th in the Official Album Charts with their album 'This Could Be Texas'.

🎵 Vocalist Lily Fontaine spoke to us in Parliament last month about the importance of grassroots venues 👇

🚨 We have published the Government's response to our report on Gambling regulation

Find out more 👇
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse…

📢 In Department for Culture, Media and Sport questions this morning our Chair Caroline Dinenage raised the protection of vital heritage assets, including those currently being left to decline on Ministry of Defence estates.

Our Chair Caroline Dinenage has written to Richard Masters, Chief Executive of the Premier League, to give the organisation an opportunity to set out its concerns about the Government's Football Regulation Bill.

✍️ A more open approach to publicising the evidence behind decisions will improve public trust in policy direction.

📢 Read our report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse…

📱 The Government should provide departments with consistent advice on platforms such as TikTok, and produce a plan to improve GOV.UK, with some users overwhelmed by the website.

📢 Read our report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse…

🚨 The spread of misinformation on social media remains a real problem, and must be addressed

📢 Read our report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse…

🔬 There are lessons to be learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic where scientists played a critical role in communications

📢 The Government is missing a trick in not giving them a larger public role in the battle to counter misinformation

Read our report: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse…

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Creator Remuneration report discusses how artists & creatives struggle making a living due to gaps in copyright protection & support for freelancers/emerging talent
I met @DACSforartists members at @artspacepompey to mark the launch
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Creative Industries are the UK global superpower & vital for economy but talent needs support & reward. Culture, Media and Sport Committee new Creator Remuneration report calls Department for Culture, Media and Sport & Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to plug gaps in outdated copyright & IP regs, establish a Freelance Commissioner & set up a Smart Fund

‘The funding announced today provides a welcome boost to the ongoing efforts to ensure the sport is more open and welcoming to all.'

Read our Chair’s Caroline Dinenage comments on today’s announcement of new investment for grassroots and school cricket:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/378/…

As the cricket season begins, we’re calling on England and Wales Cricket Board to ensure its commitment to tackling inequality across the sport is matched by its actions.

Read our new report on equity in cricket to find out more 👉 publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmse…

Last year, the UK lost 125 grassroots music venues across the country.

Our Chair @CJ_Dinenage asked @MusicVenueTrust CEO @MarkDavyd to quantify the impact on the music industry and local communities.

Watch the full session: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/9d…

Lily Fontaine of @EnglishTeac_her told us about the importance of grassroots music venues to her career and the communities they are based in.

We were hearing from voices across the live sector about the crisis of GMV closures.

Watch the full session: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/9d…

🔊MMF Vice-Chair kwamekwaten gave evidence in Parliament today as part of the ongoing @commonsCMS Grassroots Music Enquiry.

Watch Kwame talk about the need for a grassroots ecosystem to enable the success of artists and managers.

🔗Watch the meeting parliamentlive.tv/event/index/9d…

Lily Fontaine of @EnglishTeac_her told us about the importance of grassroots music venues to her career and the communities they are based in.

We were hearing from voices across the live sector about the crisis of GMV closures.

Watch the full session: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/9d…

📢 The third and final panel of our session on Grassroots music venues is under way.

We will be hearing from:
• Lily Fontaine of English Teacher
• kwamekwaten of Music Managers Forum
• David Martin of The FAC

Find out more and watch along: committees.parliament.uk/event/20889/fo…

📢 Our session on Grassroots music venues is continuing.

In our second panel, we'll hear from:
• Stuart Galbraith of Kilimanjaro Live
• Gavin Larkins of PRS for Music
• Anna Moulson of Association of Independent Promoters

Find out more and watch along: committees.parliament.uk/event/20889/fo…

📢 Our session looking at Grassroots music venues is under way

We will first be hearing from:
• Mark Davyd of Music Venue Trust
• Jon Collins of LIVE
• John Drury of the National Arenas Association

Find out more and watch along: committees.parliament.uk/event/20889/fo…