Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 90269

Licensed Premises: Local Press

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing the requirement to advertise new premises licences or variations to existing ones in local newspapers on local transpar

Answer

Ian Murray

Following the Licensing taskforce report, the Government published a Call for Evidence on reforming the licensing system on 7 October, which closed on 6 November. The Call for Evidence invited views on the impact of licensing reforms, including in relatio...

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