Question follow-through · 107182
Surrogacy: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of (a) social media groups that promote surrogacy and (b) the risks posed by such gro
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of (a) social media groups that promote surrogacy and (b) the risks posed by such gro
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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5 Feb 2026
Answer published
Human trafficking is a priority offence under the Online Safety Act. The Act places duties on services to take steps to ensure they are not used for human trafficking.Ofcom, as the independent regulator, has strong enforcement powers under the OSA, includ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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