Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 903824
Children: Mobile Phones
Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Kieran Mullan
Conservative — Bexhill 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 ClarkIn 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 ...
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