Major cultural and sporting events

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Apr 2021 Closed: 1 Jul 2022 Parliament page
The inquiry will examine the role of major cultural and sporting events in celebrating the UK’s national identity. Several events of international importance are due to be hosted in the UK in 2022, prompting this inquiry by MPs. The inquiry will consider the challenges in the road ahead to the … Read more
6 Recommendations
4 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
2 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 12 events
24 Jun
2022
Report published
16 Mar
2022
Report published
11 Jan
2022
Correspondence
18 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
18 Nov
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
19 Oct
2021
Oral evidence
19 Oct
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
7 Sep
2021
Oral evidence
7 Sep
2021
Correspondence
7 Sep
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
6 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
6 Jul
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
18 Nov 2021
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Carrie Cooke · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nigel Huddleston MP · HM Treasury Sian Joseph · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
19 Oct 2021
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Andrew Moger · News Media Coalition Barbara Slater · BBC James Hampson · British Council Simon Morton · UK Sport
7 Sep 2021
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Ian Reid · Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Martin Green · Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Rosanna Machado · The Platinum Jubilee Pageant
6 Jul 2021
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Chenine Bhathena · Coventry City of Culture Trust Dr Franco Bianchini Ruth Hollis · Spirit of 2012
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Ninth Report - Major cultural and sporting events HC 259 16 Mar 2022 10 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
9 Conclusion Not Addressed
Ninth Report - Major cultural and …
The Government is spending a lot of money on this year’s major events.
The Government is spending a lot of money on this year’s major events. Yet while individual occasions may well deliver memorable moments, we see no golden thread linking the events or tying them to a vision for the future of … Read more
Government Response
The government asserts that the 2022 program of events will play a key part in the UK's renewal, reflecting the nation's diversity and unifying elements, with various examples like the Commonwealth Games, UNBOXED, and the Rugby League World Cup. They claim the events are aligned with wider policy objectives.
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10 Recommendation Not Addressed
Ninth Report - Major cultural and …
Recent years have seen major events policy formed through little more than ministerial fiat, and...
Recent years have seen major events policy formed through little more than ministerial fiat, and nothing illustrates this better than the vague and shape-shifting nature of Unboxed: Creativity in the UK. There is no one in Government with clear ownership … Read more
Government Response
The government asserts that the 2022 program of events will play a key part in the UK's renewal, reflecting the nation's diversity and unifying elements, with various examples like the Commonwealth Games, UNBOXED, and the Rugby League World Cup. They claim the events are aligned with wider policy objectives.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Government Response AI assessment · 10 of 6 classified
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 1
Total 6 recs + 4 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
11 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from Nigel Huddleston MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society, DCMS, re oral evidence follow-up, 14 December 2021
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7 Sep 2021 To committee Letter from Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Chair, and Lyn Garner, Chief Executive, London Legacy Development Corporation, relating to the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games , 28 July 2021
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