Question follow-through · 68019
Digital Technology: Products
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the planned obsolescence of (a) video games and (b) other consumer digital products.
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 Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jul 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
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the planned obsolescence of (a) video games and (b) other consumer digital products.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government is aware of concerns relating to the continued access to video games, including licensed, online-only video games, and we appreciate the frustrations of players of some games that have been discontinued. The Government has responded to a re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve socio-economic diversity and representation in the creative industries.
Film and Television: Working Class
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the obstacles working class people face to working in the film and television sectors.
Sports: Women
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to increase funding for women and girls in sports.
Clothing: Charities
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of regulations governing charity-branded clothing collection bins operated by commercial companies.