Question follow-through · 36319
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect the use of children’s personal data on social media.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 14 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect the use of children’s personal data on social media.
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Mar 2025
Answer published
We are taking steps in the Data (Use and Access Bill) to require the ICO to have regard to the fact that children merit specific protection because they may be less aware of the risks in relation to the processing of their personal data. The ICO will need...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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