Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

⁠To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on its response to the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world.

The government has rightly listened to the views of parents, teachers, carers, experts and young people through this consultation.We have responded quickly and are taking clear, urgent action.

On 15 June, the Secretary of State announced our first steps: preventing social media companies from providing their services to under-16s; banning livestreaming and stranger communication for under 16s on other types of service like gaming; and banning sexualised AI chatbots for under-18s.

We intend to lay regulations by the end of this year.