Question follow-through · 10079

Social Media: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Education Secretary on the potential merits of teaching awareness of social media.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 21 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 23 Oct 2024
Answer: 29 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

21 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Education Secretary on the potential merits of teaching awareness of social media.
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2024
Answer published
The government is working to make the internet safer, through the Online Safety Act to ensure platforms limit harmful content and by helping citizens gain skills to navigate the online world.Digital and media literacy skills are taught through several com...

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