Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 15460

Broadcasting Programmes: Russia

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

ConservativeBasildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom has made an assessment of the potential implications for its polices on foreign interference online of the potential use of the animated televis

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Government takes the threat of foreign interference seriously and works across departments, intelligence partners and regulators to identify and respond to state-linked information threats. However, it is not this department’s function to routinely assess...

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