Local Press: Advertising
Commons · Question 125879 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation, published on 1
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 20 Apr 2026
The Government understands that many news publishers, particularly at the local level, are operating in a challenging advertising environment. In our recently published Local Media Action Plan, we announced plans to support local media outlets across the ...