Question follow-through · 92397

Internet: Misleading Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle misleading advertising online.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
28 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle misleading advertising online.

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the independent regulator for advertising in the UK and enforces the Advertising Codes. These codes include specific rules intended to protect consumers from misleading marketing communications, including onlin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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