Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 16909
Fossil Fuels: Advertising
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026
Question
Neil Coyle
Labour — Bermondsey and Old Southwark
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.
Answer
Samantha DixonPolitical 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 ...
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