The government agrees that routine scrutiny and accountability are important and continues to provide regular updates on this work through existing parliamentary channels, such as questions in the House and Ministerial appearances before relevant Select Committees. This serves to ensure routine scrutiny and proportionality of the government’s response to misinformation, including where it concerns the UK’s national security. Given the government’s focus on UK national security, an annual report on the online information environment and impact of UK-led mitigations would risk exposing vulnerabilities and could hinder future operations.