Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 52942

Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children

Tabled: 16 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Gregor Poynton

LabourLivingston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish updated advice from the UK Chief Medical Officer on the potential impact of excessive screen time and social media use on children’s (a) mental and (b) physical health.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
We are committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and giving mental health the same importance as physical health.Children are being brought up in increasingly digitised environments and are facing new and complex challenges in their ...

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