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Baroness Barran (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 June 2026

Debate

Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Contribution

My Lords, I echo other noble Lords in thanking the Government for their announcement and the important progress that has been made, of course acknowledging that my noble friend Lord Nash in particular encouraged some of that movement. I want to press the Minister on the exception for educational services. She will be aware that there are concerns that edtech is often described as the Wild West and that just because a service claims to be educational does not actually make it educational. Can she reassure the House that, in particular, some of the apps that children have for homework on their phones will not automatically be seen as meeting the educational exemption? If she cannot clarify that today, maybe she could be very kind and write to me.

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