Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 73580

Sports Competitors: Internet

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of (a) trends in the level of online abuse of sport people and (b) the effectiveness of online safety provisions.

Answer

Feryal Clark

The government is extremely concerned by the online abuse of sportspeople and will continue working with the sports sector to tackle this.The Online Safety Act strengthens protections for public figures online. Harassment and hate crime are priority offen...

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