{"value":{"id":1835948,"askingMemberId":5125,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-09-16T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-10-13T00:00:00","uin":"77809","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will meet the Chief Medical Officer to discuss the potential merits of raising the digital age of consent.","answeringBodyId":216,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5039,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-10-17T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In December 2024 DSIT commissioned a feasibility study into research to understand the impact of smartphones and social media on children. The report will be published in due course.</p><p>The government keeps all legislation under review and engages regularly with experts – including Chief Scientific Advisors - to gather evidence of where updates are needed. The government has not proposed changes to digital age of consent or a consultation on this, at this stage.</p><p>Where there is evidence that more needs to be done to protect children online the government will not hesitate to act.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Digital Technology: Children","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1835948","method":"GET"}]}