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Defending Democracy Taskforce: Local Press |
| Question ID: |
1804844 |
| UIN: |
53974 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4657 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Anneliese Dodds
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Anneliese Dodds
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Defending Democracy Taskforce (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to help tackle threats to democracy arising from the lack of availability of high-quality local news. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4243 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Dan Jarvis
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| Answering Member handle: |
DanJarvisMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@DanJarvisMP
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| Answer text: |
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport who are core members of the Defending Democracy Taskforce, are in the process of developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the importance of this vital sector. Our vision is for a thriving local media... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |