Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 903824

Children: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Kieran Mullan

ConservativeBexhill and Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the impartiality of its review into the impact of smartphones on teenagers.

Answer

Feryal Clark
In December 2024, DSIT launched a feasibility study on methods and data to research the impact of smartphones and social media on children. DSIT awarded the contract through an impartial tender process, which required all bids to declare any conflicts of ...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 903824) →