Social Media: Children
Commons · Question 10628 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the additional staff and resources required by Ofcom to enforce future restrictions on social media access for children.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 26 Jun 2026
Services should be in no doubt that, where they break UK law, they will face the consequences. We will make sure that Ofcom has the funding it needs to enforce new restrictions and to take strong enforcement action to protect children alongside existing w...