Question follow-through · 15386

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new restrictions on stranger communications on online services do not negatively impact online learning platforms.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
10 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new restrictions on stranger communications on online services do not negatively impact online learning platforms.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    On 15 June, the government published a progress statement following the ‘Growing up in the Online World’ consultation.This set out a package of new measures including banning social media platforms from offering their services to under 16s and restricting...

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