Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 21905

Loneliness

Tabled: 3 January 2025

Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking assess the effectiveness of loneliness reduction initiatives; and whether she plans to take steps to amend her policies in the context of the findings of these

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

The Government is working to build the evidence base on loneliness including the demographic groups most affected and the effectiveness of interventions. It uses available evidence to keep policies under review.For example, DCMS has recently published two...

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