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Information technology news from UK Parliament.
CMS Committee writes to social media companies over dangerous driving content
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has written to TikTok, YouTube, Meta and Snapchat over concerns about content on video-sharing platforms promoting dangerous driving.
26 August 2026
Online Safety Act inquiry launched by Committee
Communiations and Digital Committee launch call for evidence into the implementation of the Online Safety Act
27 July 2026
Inquiry launch: How prepared are UK civilians for war?
The Defence Committee has today launched an inquiry into the UK’s resilience and preparedness for conflict, asking whether the UK government is meeting its obligations under NATO’s Article 3.
16 July 2026
Government must set out strategy to achieve sovereign AI capabilities, UK risks being cut off “at whim,” MPs warn
Report publication: Science Diplomacy: Sovereignty, strategy, and the global race
06 July 2026
Lords debates threats to democratic institutions
Members discuss disinformation, foreign interference and declining public trust. Catch up
26 June 2026
Social media ban: Education Committee Chair responds
Responding to news that the government will ban under-16s from social media
15 June 2026
Belfast unrest: Government have not done enough to tackle online misinformation, committee warns
The Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, to warn that the government hasn’t done enough to tackle the amplification of misinformation online.
12 June 2026
Lords debate human impact of AI
Members discuss effect of Artificial Intelligence on relationships and society. Catch up
08 June 2026
Dame Emily: Disinformation is a serious threat to our democracy, Government must act with more urgency to tackle it
The Foreign Affairs Committee publishes the Government response its report “Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy”.
08 June 2026
Short debates in the Lords
Members debate declining birth rates, local councillors, establishing a national arts bank, UK energy prices, and the case for a cross-sector AI regulation bill. Catch up
05 June 2026
MPs warn that Palantir’s increasing presence in the UK public sector is an “unacceptable point of weakness”
Palantir shouldn’t play such a significant role in the UK public sector, a new report by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee warns, stressing that it’s not the only company capable of providing the ‘middleware’ required by public bodies.
02 June 2026
Committee endorse appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as Ofcom chair at critical moment for the online safety regulator
The cross-party committee has produced a report setting out its endorsement of Sir Cheshire after holding a pre-appointment hearing on Wednesday 20 May.
21 May 2026
MPs call for statutory social media ban for children to tackle “addictive by design” platforms
The Education Committee today calls for a statutory ban on social media for children, alongside urgent action to curb features it says are deliberately designed to drive excessive screen use among children and young people.
20 May 2026
Committee publishes Government response to AI and copyright report
Communications and Digital Committee publishes the Government response to its report 'AI, copyright and the creative industries'
15 May 2026
‘The status quo is not acceptable’: Committee responds to social media consultation
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee publishes its response to the government’s consultation on “Growing up in the online world.”
14 May 2026