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Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children |
| Question ID: |
1789061 |
| UIN: |
41746 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5361 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James McMurdock
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
James McMurdock
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with parents on (a) smart phones in schools and (b) young people on social media. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-03 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4822 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Feryal Clark
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| Answering Member handle: |
FeryalClark
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@FeryalClark
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| Answer text: |
Ministers and officials regularly meet stakeholders to discuss online child protection. Ofcom, the independent regulator for online safety, also has statutory duties under the Online Safety Act to consult with users. Ofcom engaged with over 7,000 parents ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |