Communications Select Committee

The Communications Committee is a select committee of the House of Lords with the broad remit to "consider communications". In recent years, the Committee has held inquiries into the Chairmanship of the BBC, the focus and structure of Government communications with the public and the media, ownership of news media outlets, and the digital television and radio switchovers.

Members

As of 26 May 2016, the membership of the committee is as follows:

Member	Party
Lord Best (Chairman)		Crossbench
Earl of Arran		Conservative
Baroness Benjamin		Liberal Democrats
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury		Liberal Democrats
Bishop of Chelmsford		Lords Spiritual
Lord Dobbs		Conservative
Baroness Hanham		Conservative
Lord Hart of Chilton		Labour
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill		Labour
Baroness Jay of Paddington		Labour
Baroness Kidron		Crossbench
Baroness Scotland of Asthal		Labour
Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury		Conservative