Oliver Dowden MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 21198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the average time for her Department to reply to correspondence from hon. Members was in each month since July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Meta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with relevant stakeholders to help improve transparency around the amplification, moderation and reporting of antisemitic content on Meta platforms.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Meta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with Meta on antisemitic abuse on Facebook since July 2025.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Social Media: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the use of social media platform reaction tools, including laughing reactions, to target Jews following terrorist attacks, murders or memorial
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Internet: RegulationDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will bring forward legislative proposals for requiring transparency over mass reaction patterns, bot activity, foreign-originated manipulation, and algorithmic amplific
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires regulated services to produce annual transparency reports on safety related issues and the experiences of their users, which could include algorithm design and the incidence of illegal content (including illegal hateful cont...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Social Media: HarassmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether existing laws are adequate where hostile actors use social media platform features to mass-mock victims rather than post explicit threats.
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Internet: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Online Safety Act adequately captures antisemitic abuse expressed through reaction tools rather than written posts.
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Meta: Homicide and TerrorismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with Meta on providing data on reactions, including laughing or mocking reactions, to murders or terrorist attacks.
Answer: The Government is clear that antisemitism online is unacceptable. The Online Safety Act places duties on providers of regulated services to tackle illegal user-generated content and activity on their services, including content that stirs up hatred. These...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Meta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with Meta on providing data on coordinated inauthentic behaviour involving antisemitic content.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Meta: AntisemitismDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many times has her Department raised the topic of antisemitic content directly with Meta since July 2025.
Answer: Meta is regulated under the Online Safety Act. It must assess and mitigate the risk on its services of antisemitic content where it is illegal, or harmful to children. The Government regularly engages online platforms, including Meta, on tackling online h...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business and Trade	1
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	4
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	10
Department for Education	1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	2
Department of Health and Social Care	4
Home Office	2
Treasury	4

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