United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 98654
Internet: Privacy
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9 December 2025
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17 December 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the level of use of virtual private networks since July 2025.
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9 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the level of use of virtual private networks since July 2025.
Source: Commons
17 December 2025
Answer
The government and Ofcom continue to monitor the use of VPNs since the Child Safety Duties commenced in July.After these duties came into force, UK users of VPN apps temporarily doubled to around 1.5 million. Ofcom has since reported that VPN app usage dr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-09/98654
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1862290
- uk · wq-1862290 · source updated 17 December 2025