Question follow-through · 114345
Pornography: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make it her policy that types of pornographic content that it would be illegal to distribute offline, such as scenes depicting incest and scenes of simulated child abuse, ar
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make it her policy that types of pornographic content that it would be illegal to distribute offline, such as scenes depicting incest and scenes of simulated child abuse, ar
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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5 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Online Safety Act (OSA) already places robust duties on online platforms to tackle illegal and harmful pornographic content. Platforms are required to prevent users from encountering such content, and services that host or allow access to pornography ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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