Question follow-through · 106028

Internet: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of children who experienced cyber bullying in 2025; and what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce this.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of children who experienced cyber bullying in 2025; and what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce this.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The department monitors the prevalence of bullying among children and young people through the National Behaviour Survey (NBS).The most recent NBS results, for the 2024/25 academic year, showed that 21% of secondary school aged pupils reported being bulli...

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