Journalism: Greater London
Commons · Question 27770 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that support from her Department for northern regions does not inadvertently disincentivise investment and employment in London.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 14 Sep 2026
The department has adopted a new approach to place targeting across DCMS programmes that aim to improve social and community outcomes. Evidence points clearly to economic and social outcomes being systematically worse in places where both deprivation and ...