Question follow-through · 10530
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to work with young people in developing policies on restrictions to social media use for under-16s.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to work with young people in developing policies on restrictions to social media use for under-16s.
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government has engaged extensively with children and young people as part of the Growing up in the Online World consultation and National Conversation, including through a dedicated version of the consultation for young people, alongside youth‑led ses...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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