Question follow-through · 16909
Fossil Fuels: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advertisements by oil and gas companies are not political advertising under Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advertisements by oil and gas companies are not political advertising under Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jul 2026
Answer published
Political advertising on television and radio is prohibited under the Communications Act 2003. Section 321(2) of the Act provides that an advertisement contravenes the prohibition on political advertising under section 319(2)(g) if it:is placed by, or on ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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