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 NarayanThe 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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