Internet: Suicide
Commons · Question 126368 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken to help stop UK users accessing a suicide forum responsible for over 135 deaths in this country following her meeting action with a group of the bere
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 24 Apr 2026
The Secretary of State has been clear Ofcom has full backing to use its enforcement powers and welcomes its investigation into extremely harmful suicide forums. Ofcom’s provisional decision published on 27 February is clear that unless its concerns are fu...