Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 21929

Newspaper Press: Ownership

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Jack Rankin

ConservativeWindsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December to Question 19589 on Newspaper Press: Foreign Investment in UK, whether her Department has (a) considered and (b) taken legal advice on issuing Foreign State

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The Secretary of State has a quasi-judicial role when considering foreign state ownership, influence and control in newspapers and news magazines, and as such we cannot comment further.