| Heading: |
Internet: Drugs |
| Question ID: |
1792632 |
| UIN: |
44361 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5344 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ben Coleman
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| Asking Member handle: |
ChelFulhamBen
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@ChelFulhamBen
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to restrict the online (a) advertising and (b) selling of (i) image and performance enhancing drugs and (ii) anabolic steroids to children and young people. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-14 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4822 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Feryal Clark
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| Answering Member handle: |
FeryalClark
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@FeryalClark
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| Answer text: |
It is not permitted to advertise prescription-only medicines such as anabolic steroids. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for regulating and investigating advertising in the UK, including online.Additionally, the Online Safety Act r... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |