Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 64912

Newspaper Press: Ownership

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the partial

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The new foreign state intervention (FSI) regime, set out in the Entreprise Act 2002, seeks to preserve the freedom of the press. It applies to all foreign powers that may seek to acquire control or influence a UK newspaper or news periodical and will be a...

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