Question follow-through · 16720
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release, social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back, 15 June 2026, whether the Government’s new Di
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press release, social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back, 15 June 2026, whether the Government’s new Di
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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14 Jul 2026
Answer published
Following the Government’s announcement that it will restrict social media access for under-16s, the Secretary of State asked Ofcom to conduct a rapid assessment of what will constitute highly effective age assurance and what is fair and accessible. Ofcom...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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