Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 113865

Internet: Data Protection

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will ask Ofcom to investigate the consent or pay model for websites.

Answer

Ian Murray

Consent or pay models are used by some websites to gather consent for the use “storage and access technologies”, the most common of which is cookies. The rules around consent for such technology are governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Re...

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