Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 95462

Local Press

Tabled: 28 November 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of local journalism; and what plans she has to provide support to help sustain local news providers.

Answer

Ian Murray

Resilience of local journalism across the country is an area of particular concern for this Government, including in Stockton West and more broadly across County Durham. The Government understands the important work that local news providers do across the...

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