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Local Press: Advertising

Commons · Question 125879 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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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 ...