Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 86307
Internet: Safety
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increased use of VPNs on the level of (a) data and (b) national security risks since the introduction of the
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe Department is monitoring the impact of circumvention techniques, including VPNs, on the Online Safety Act. Ofcom told Parliament last month that UK usage of VPN apps had declined from an initial peak when the Act’s child safety duties commenced.There ...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 86307) →