Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 84245
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disinformation
Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the use of third-party providers to (a) assess, (b) index and (c) identify disinformation.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanDSIT’s National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the operational response to information threats, including disinformation, capable of posing a risk to UK public safety and national security. Information on contracts awarded by the departmen...
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