Question follow-through · 46446

Gaming: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) requiring online gaming platforms to join recognised age-rating frameworks and (b) allowing Ofcom to investigate serious ind

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) requiring online gaming platforms to join recognised age-rating frameworks and (b) allowing Ofcom to investigate serious ind

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    While there is no legal requirement for online games to display ratings, most major storefronts require the display of PEGI ratings. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport works closely with the Games Rating Authority in the UK to promote and encoura...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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