Question follow-through · 56917
Counterfeit Manufacturing: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the sale of (a) unlicensed band merchandise and (b) other counterfeit goods on (i) TikTok and (ii) other social media platforms.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the sale of (a) unlicensed band merchandise and (b) other counterfeit goods on (i) TikTok and (ii) other social media platforms.
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to protecting IP rights for our businesses and protecting unsuspecting consumers from those who seek to profit from all forms of intellectual property infringement. Trading Standards are primarily responsible for enforcing Inte...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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