United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 16909
Fossil Fuels: Advertising
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8 July 2026
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17 July 2026 · Answer
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17 July 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advertisements by oil and gas companies are not political advertising under Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003.
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8 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that advertisements by oil and gas companies are not political advertising under Section 321 of the Communications Act 2003.
Source: Commons
17 July 2026
Answer
Political advertising on television and radio is prohibited under the Communications Act 2003. Section 321(2) of the Act provides that an advertisement contravenes the prohibition on political advertising under section 319(2)(g) if it:is placed by, or on ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-08/16909
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1925607
- uk · wq-1925607 · source updated 17 July 2026