Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 123451

Local Press: Subscriptions

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of upcoming changes to the subscription contracts regime on local and regional news publish

Answer

Ian Murray

The Government is committed to ensuring a healthy and plural local media for the benefit of communities and citizens across the UK. We have launched a Local Media Action Plan to help local newsrooms across the country innovate and adapt their business mod...

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