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Local Press: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the sustainability of local media, including in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
28 Feb 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the sustainability of local media, including in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Sustainability of local journalism is an area of particular concern for this Government, across the country, including in the Beckenham and Penge constituency.We are developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the importance of this vital sector....

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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