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Meta: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is considering regulatory measures to prevent Meta withdrawing business pages without due process.

awaiting answerDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
11 May 2026
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  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is considering regulatory measures to prevent Meta withdrawing business pages without due process.

  2. 11 May 2026

    Target answer date

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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