Johnston Press: Administration Debate
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Helen Goodman
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(5 years, 5 months ago)
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Jeremy Wright
My hon. Friend speaks with considerable expertise, as he says, and I hope he will find time next Wednesday, or on another occasion, to come and speak to Dame Frances and discuss with her the matters he has raised.
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)
I am very glad that neither the highly esteemed Northern Echo nor the excellent Teesdale Mercury is affected. Given that there is a structural problem, will the Secretary of State consider extending the Localism Act 2011 to local newspaper titles so that local communities and journalists can take them over, run them on a co-operative basis and protect them from this asset stripping?
Jeremy Wright
That is an interesting idea. If the hon. Lady will forgive me, I will consider it.