Internet: Suicide
Commons · Question 126369 · 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 assessment she has made of the sufficiency of Ofcom's sufficient powers and resources to tackle a specific website linked to over 135 UK deaths and to prevent future sites with the
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...