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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 February 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
In Committee, there was cross-party support for removing devices from the reception baseline assessment. My noble friend Lady Penn has made a compelling case for the risks associated with screen time for very young children and the normalisation of the use of screens. This last point is the most relevant here: we must not normalise screen use for our youngest children as we understand more about the impacts on their brains.
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