Question follow-through · 30857

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Small but Risky taskforce will meet; and how the group will tackle the risk posed by dangerous online platforms.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
25 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the Small but Risky taskforce will meet; and how the group will tackle the risk posed by dangerous online platforms.

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    In September 2024, a public exchange of letters between the Secretary of State and Ofcom’s CEO outlined information about the taskforce: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/about-ofcom/public-correspondence/2024/letter-from-dame-melani...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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