Question follow-through · 112163
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department is planning to take to ensure that social media sites adhere to their 13+ rule of access.
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
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 18 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans her Department is planning to take to ensure that social media sites adhere to their 13+ rule of access.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services, including social media platforms, to protect children from illegal content, harmful content and age-inappropriate content.The government has announced a consultation and national conversation to gather evi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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