Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has been re-elected as the Chair of the influential Culture, Media, and Sport Select Committee.
Caroline was previously Chair of the Committee from May 2023 until the UK General Election 2024. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee examines the work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, running inquiries on topics associated with the work of the Department and reporting its findings to the House of Commons.
Select Committee Chairs are elected by Members of Parliament from all political parties. Caroline ran unopposed.
In her candidate statement, Caroline spoke about the importance of the sectors represented by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport; her previous record as Chair of the Committee; and her priorities for the Committee should she be elected.
Following confirmation of her election as Chair, Caroline said:
“I’m delighted to be re-elected to Chair the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and entrusted to build on our achievements in the last parliament.
“These sectors are our global economic super-power, and they have remarkable abilities to drive regeneration and bring communities together.
“I will continue to work cross-party to ensure the government doesn’t take them for granted and they continue to fire on all cylinders.”
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