Question follow-through · 91607
Social Media: Ownership
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to introduce a fit and proper persons test for social media platform ownership.
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
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to introduce a fit and proper persons test for social media platform ownership.
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Online Safety Act enables senior management to be held to account. Action can be taken against senior managers who deliberately fail to ensure companies follow information requests from Ofcom. Ofcom will also be able to hold companies and senior manag...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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