Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 74346

Social Media: Monitoring

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his policy is on the (a) storage, (b) retention and (c) use of data collected from social media monitoring activities by (i) government departments and (ii) affiliated agencies.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology complies with UK data protection legislation, ensuring data is used fairly, and handled appropriately. That includes data collected from social media monitoring activities.For example, DSIT’s National ...

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