Internet
Commons · Question 79919 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Online Safety Act on people accessing health and sobriety apps.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 20 Oct 2025
The Online Safety Act requires user-to-user and search services to take proportionate steps to tackle illegal content - and protect children from harmful content - on their services. The Act does not prevent adults from seeking out legal content including...