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Local Press: Subscriptions

Commons · Question 123450 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Policy paper entitled Amplify: The Local Media Action Plan of 17 March 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a 14-day cooling-off period on the

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 1 Apr 2026

The government is committed to ensuring a healthy and plural local media for the benefit of communities and citizens across the UK. We have launched a Local Media Action Plan to help local newsrooms across the country innovate and adapt their business mod...