Question follow-through · 53974
Defending Democracy Taskforce: Local Press
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Defending Democracy Taskforce (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to help tackle threats to democracy arising from the lack of availability of high-quality local news.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 21 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Defending Democracy Taskforce (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to help tackle threats to democracy arising from the lack of availability of high-quality local news.
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport who are core members of the Defending Democracy Taskforce, are in the process of developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the importance of this vital sector. Our vision is for a thriving local media...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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