Subject	Predicate	Object
2fT7Qtt8	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	2PEcW4hE
	answer has answering person	John Flasby Lawrence Whittingdale
	answer text	<p>The government is disappointed to see that Meta is closing its Community News Project. We are working to support journalism and local newsrooms to ensure the sustainability of this vital industry, and our new digital markets regime will help rebalance the relationship between the most powerful platforms and those who rely on them – including press publishers.</p><p>Additionally, our support for the sector has included the delivery of the £2 million Future News Fund; the zero rating of VAT on e-newspapers; the extension of a 2017 business rates relief on local newspaper office space until 2025; the publication of the Online Media Literacy Strategy; and the BBC also supports the sector directly, through the £8m it spends each year on the Local News Partnership, including the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.</p>
	answer given date	2023-09-20
	answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has written answer	2fT7Qtt8
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has answer	2fT7Qtt8
2PEcW4hE	question has answer	2fT7Qtt8
John Flasby Lawrence Whittingdale	answering person has answer	2fT7Qtt8