Ian C. Lucas – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian C. Lucas on 2015-11-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will assess the potential merits of arms-length funding to support community journalism and independent news start-ups to promote informed citizenship.

Mr Edward Vaizey

This Government believes local media has a vital role to play in local communities and in local democracy.There are no current plans for a Government investigation into the merits of arms-length funding for community journalism, but we would welcome evidence from the sector to support this.