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Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 13 February 2026UIN 110745

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, further to the three month consultation announced by the government on further measures to keep children safe online, how many full-time equivalent officials she has assigned to this consultation.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

In order to ensure that the consultation considers all arguments and views, we are drawing on expertise from across the department and from a variety of different teams as necessary. This means that an accurate estimation in terms of FTE is not possible.

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