Local Press
Commons · Question 95462 · Tabled 28 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of local journalism; and what plans she has to provide support to help sustain local news providers.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 10 Dec 2025
Resilience of local journalism across the country is an area of particular concern for this Government, including in Stockton West and more broadly across County Durham. The Government understands the important work that local news providers do across the...