Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:17 pm on 21 November 2023.
Andy Carter
Conservative, Warrington South
2:17,
21 November 2023
I am grateful for the Secretary of State’s kind words. One of the issues we have discussed and debated in this Chamber over the last 12 months is the BBC’s decision to reduce local news on many of its local radio stations. I am very supportive of this Bill and welcome the steps to cut red tape for local commercial radio, but can she assure me and this House that there are sufficient provisions to ensure that local news continues on local multiplexes?
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