Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 53977
Internet: Safety
Tabled: 21 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) children and (b) adults who access the internet through a virtual private network.
Answer
Feryal ClarkThe Government does not hold this information. However, Ofcom’s Technology Tracker (2024) indicates that 30% of the UK’s population over 16 years old has connected to the internet using a virtual private network (VPN) for work, education or other purposes...
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