Written questions

Mobile Phones: Children

Commons · Question 10137 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children’s smartphones and tablets that can be covered by device-level protections through operating system updates; whether those protections will appl

Answer

Answered by Natalie Fleet, 29 Jun 2026

The Prime Minister announced on Monday 8 June that Britain would become the first country in the world to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude imagery; and that will work with tech companies for three months to ensure that comprehe...