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Meetings: Social Media

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 118604

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many meetings with representatives of social media companies (a) she and (b) her predecessor had while in post.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

Ministers and officials regularly engage with social media companies on matters within the department’s remit.

In line with longstanding process, the full details of Ministerial and senior civil servant-level meetings are published publicly in quarterly transparency returns.

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