Question follow-through · 87964
Internet: Self-harm and Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 to protect internet users from (a) suicide and (b) self-harm content on artificial intelligence platforms
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 to protect internet users from (a) suicide and (b) self-harm content on artificial intelligence platforms
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Nov 2025
Answer published
Every death by suicide is a tragedy, and the government is deeply concerned about the role that online content can play in facilitating suicide and self-harm. This government is committed to keeping people safe online. For the first time, platforms now ha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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