Question follow-through · 64906
Newspaper Press: Ownership
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 15 May 2025 entitled Media law reforms to boost press sustainability and protect independence, whether a company (a) wholly owned by and (b) under the major
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 3 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 11 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release of 15 May 2025 entitled Media law reforms to boost press sustainability and protect independence, whether a company (a) wholly owned by and (b) under the major
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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11 Jul 2025
Answer published
The new foreign state intervention (FSI) regime, set out in the Entreprise Act 2002, seeks to preserve the freedom of the press. It applies to all foreign powers that may seek to acquire control or influence a UK newspaper or news periodical and will be a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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