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date	19/02/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Local Broadcasting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the viability of local media.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	14679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to supporting local and regional newspapers as pillars of communities and local democracy. They play an essential role in holding power to account, keeping the public informed of local issues and providing reliable, high-quality information.</p><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.</p><p>We are introducing a new, pro-competition regime for digital markets. The regime, which aims to address the far-reaching power of the biggest tech firms, will help rebalance the relationship between publishers and the online platforms on which they increasingly rely. This will make an important contribution to the sustainability of the press.</p><p>Additionally, our support for the sector has included the delivery of a £2 million Future News Fund, 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> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 14677 14678 14680 question first answered 27/02/2024 11:13:52 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

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date	08/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Oxford-cambridge Arc
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to develop areas within Oxfordshire as part of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc initiative.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	14679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Government has supported growth in Oxfordshire through a range of measures, such as through the Getting Building Fund, Enterprise Zones and the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal. Local authorities in the county also have the opportunity to bid for further support through the second round of the Levelling Up Fund and will benefit from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 13/06/2022 14:29:50 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1177343

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure the CAP1616 airspace design change process supports (a) general aviation, (b) gliding and (c) parachuting in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	14679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The government’s overarching policy on airspace change is set out in the Air Navigation Directions 2017 and reflected in the Civil Aviation Authority’s CAP1616 airspace change process.</p><p> </p><p>The Directions were amended in October 2019 to help support general aviation in the UK, and a further amendment to provide additional assistance is due shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The objective is for the UK to be the best place in the world to undertake general aviation-related activities in order to inspire the next generation of pilots, engineers and designers, and an appropriate airspace change process is crucial to ensuring this.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 13/02/2020 16:01:32 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

426161

registered interest
date	04/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution made by bus commuters to economic output in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	14679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not estimated the contribution made by bus commuters to economic output. According to the latest statistical data, available for 2014 from the National Travel Survey, an estimated 8% of all commuting trips (including private transport) in England are made by bus.According to the same data source, 40% of all commuting trips made by public transport in England are made by bus, which is why I am pleased to see that bus fares in the period 2010-2015 have risen at a slower rate in real terms than in the period 2005-2010.</p><br /><p>For non-London residents, an estimated 6% of all commuting trips and 52% of all public transport commuting trips are made by bus. London residents use buses for 16% of all commuting trips, and bus trips make up 28% of all public transport commuting.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/11/2015 15:32:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner