Internet: Drugs
Commons · Question 44361 · Tabled 4 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to restrict the online (a) advertising and (b) selling of (i) image and performance enhancing drugs and (ii) anabolic steroids to children and young people.
Answer
Answered by Feryal Clark, 14 Apr 2025
It is not permitted to advertise prescription-only medicines such as anabolic steroids. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for regulating and investigating advertising in the UK, including online.Additionally, the Online Safety Act r...