Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Intellectual Property Office report, Share and share alike, published on 20 July 2017, what steps are being taken to address intellectual priority infringement through social media.

Operation Jasper is an initiative that is led by National Trading Standards E Crime Unit and supported by industry, law enforcement and Government to reduce the availability of counterfeit and pirated goods on offer via social media. Jasper has been running since 2015 and has delivered over 12,000 de-listings, the removal of over 75 full profiles and over 100 raid actions. As a result of this work several thousand counterfeit and pirated products have been seized.