Question follow-through · 80427
Local Government: Local Press
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to support updating the legal definition of a newspaper to allow local councils to place public notices with eligible online news outlets.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to support updating the legal definition of a newspaper to allow local councils to place public notices with eligible online news outlets.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government is concerned about the sustainability of local journalism and DCMS is developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the importance of this vital sector. We also recognise that local press continues to play a vital role in informing l...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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