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Professional Publishers Association: Data Protection

Asked by Dame Caroline DinenageConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 16 April 2026UIN 124101

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet with the PPA to discuss cookie exemptions for publishers.

Answered by Ian Murray

The ICO will formally deliver their recommendations on exemptions to Government in the coming weeks. Following this, the government will continue to engage with the publishing and advertising sector to assess the evidence for new exemptions.

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