Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61889
Mental Health: Reading
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) parents and (b) carers reading to children in the early years on the mental wellbeing of (i) children and (ii) those (A) parents and (B)
Answer
Stephen KinnockNo such assessment has been made. We know that according to research, reading helps to reduce stress levels and could be beneficial to mental health and well-being.