Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 97214
Local Broadcasting and Local Press: Community Assets
Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending Asset of Community Value protections to local newspaper titles and community radio stations.
Answer
Ian MurrayThe Government is aware of the National Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) calls to confer Asset of Community Value status on local newspapers.We are committed to supporting local journalism and DCMS is developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the im...
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