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
Labour — Livingston
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 DaltonWe 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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