The Westminster Media Forum aims to provide the premier environment for policy makers in Parliament, Whitehall and government agencies to engage with key stakeholders. These include industry representatives and their advisors, interest groups, local authorities, the voluntary sector and academia along with representatives of the reporting press.

In planning its programme of events, the Forum consults Parliamentarians, senior departmental officials, regulators, industry representatives and major interest groups.

The Westminster Media Forum is completely impartial and has no policy agenda of its own. While we are grateful for the support and advice on themes that we receive from sponsors, all editorial decisions remain with the Forum in order to maintain impartiality.

In Production

The following events are in the early planning stage:

• Talent: development, rights and rewards
• Media literacy
• Export and the creative sector
• Media and privacy
• British cinema
• Nurturing creativity
• Media and The Games
• Alcohol and the Media
• Health Reporting and the Media
• IPTV & television via the web
• Making a Digital Britain
• Digital radio
• Talent & exporting UK media

Core Sponsors

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Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

Lord Alli, Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns, Viscount Astor, Lord Avebury, Rt Hon the Lord Barnett, Anne Begg MP, Henry Bellingham MP, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Lord Bernstein of Craigweil, Dr Roger Berry MP, Lord Birt, Crispin Blunt MP, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Tim Boswell MP, Rt Hon Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, Lord Bragg, James Brokenshire MP, Chris Bryant MP, Richard Burden MP, Baroness Buscombe, Dr Vincent Cable MP, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Alistair Carmichael MP, Christopher Chope OBE MP, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, Stephen Crabb MP, Rt Hon Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, Jonathan Djanogly MP, Lord Dubs, Rt Rev the Lord Eames, Louise Ellman MP, Natascha Engel MP, The Earl of Erroll, Nigel Evans MP, Michael Fabricant MP, Paul Farrelly MP, Don Foster MP, Roger Gale MP, Lord Gordon of Strathblane CBE, John Greenway MP, John Grogan MP, Mike Hancock CBE MP, Nick Harvey MP, Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick OBE, John Hemming MP, Charles Hendry MP, Lord Hollick, Paul Holmes MP, Baroness Howe of Idlicote CBE, Lord Inglewood, Huw Irranca-Davies MP, Brian Jenkins MP, Martyn Jones MP, Alan Keen MP, Rt Hon the Lord Kilclooney, Julie Kirkbride MP, Norman Lamb MP, Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Professor the Lord Lewis of Newnham, Lord Lipsey, Tony Lloyd MP, Tim Loughton MP, Peter Luff MP, The Lord Luke, Rt Hon the Lord Macdonald of Tradeston CBE, Fiona Mactaggart MP, Lord Maxton, Rosemary McKenna CBE MP, Anne McIntosh MP, Rt Hon the Lord McNally, Rt Hon Alun Michael MP, Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Andrew Miller MP, Maria Miller MP, Baroness Miller of Hendon MBE, Austin Mitchell MP, Chris Mole MP, Margaret Moran MP, Mark Oaten MP, Baroness O'Cathain OBE, Lembit Opik MP, Sandra Osborne MP, Dr Nick Palmer MP, Lord Patel, Adam Price MP, James Purnell MP, Lord Puttnam CBE, Baroness Rawlings, Professor the Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, John Robertson MP, Andrew Rosindell MP, David Ruffley MP, Adrian Sanders MP, Andrew Selous MP, Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, Ian Stewart MP, Dr Howard Stoate MP, Jo Swinson MP, Hugo Swire MP, Ian Taylor MBE MP, Lord Taylor of Warwick, Viscount Tenby, Andrew Turner MP, Neil Turner MP, Ed Vaizey MP, Rt Hon the Lord Wakeham, Robert Walter MP, John Whittingdale OBE MP, David Willetts MP, Phil Willis MP, Sir Nicholas Winterton MP, Phil Woolas MP, Derek Wyatt MP and Tim Yeo MP. Please note: Parliamentary Patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.