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Newspaper Press: Ownership |
| Question ID: |
1759951 |
| UIN: |
27393 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5040 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Liz Jarvis
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| Asking Member handle: |
lizjarvisuk
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@lizjarvisuk
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ban the ownership of UK newspapers by foreign states. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-06 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4607 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephanie Peacock
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| Answering Member handle: |
Steph_Peacock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Steph_Peacock
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| Answer text: |
On 24 May 2024, new legislation came into effect which prevents newspaper and news magazine mergers resulting in any ownership, influence, or control by foreign states. This change was introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer (DMCC) Act... |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |