questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation, published on 17 March 2026, whether plans to open Regional Media Forums in any areas in addition to the West of England.
answerText: As part of Amplify: The Local Media Action Plan, the Government is launching a Regional Media Forum, to establish a framework for best practice in engagement between local journalists and the local public services which they scrutinise, identifying any ar...
heading: Local Press