Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 16371

Social Media: Children

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Sir Mark Hendrick

Labour (Co-op)Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that the planned social media ban for under-16s will have robust blocks in place to avoid circumvention.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Government is committed to ensuring that the new social media restrictions are effective in practice and deliver meaningful protections for children. Through the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation, the government sought views and evidence o...

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