Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of directly funding the UK Safer Internet Centre.

The UK Safer Internet Centre receives funding from European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility programme. Under the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will continue to participate in programmes funded under the current 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework until their closure.

The government recognises the work the UK Safer Internet Centre delivers on online safety. Officials regularly engage with the Centre, including on its funding position following the UK’s exit from the EU.