Question follow-through · 903454
Internet: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of children online.
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
- 20 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of children online.
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2025
Answer published
The government is implementing the Online Safety Act as quickly and effectively as possible, so children can be protected from criminal behaviour and harmful content online.The illegal content duties are now in force, so platforms already need to act to p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Internet: Safety
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