Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 110164

Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 6 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Gill German

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to help ensure that official child right’s impact assessments are undertaken to inform the evaluation of different policy options during the consultation, Driving

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

We will assess a range of impacts when deciding how we will act on social media, including children’s rights and their wellbeing. To inform those assessments, we will consult children and young people directly through the national conversation and consult...

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