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Media: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve media literacy.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
19 Mar 2026
Answer
25 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve media literacy.

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is taking a cross‑government approach to improving media literacy, as set out in ‘A Safe, Informed Digital Nation’, published on 16 March. This includes strengthening coordination across policy areas and working with civil society and indus...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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