Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 106019

Mobile Phones: Children

Tabled: 14 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department holds any information on the average number of times children receive smartphone notifications per day; and what assessment she has made of the implications for h

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

Ofcom has found that 64% of all children, and 95% of 13-15 year olds, use social media.The current evidence base on the impacts of social media on children’s wellbeing and mental health is mixed. The latest review of existing literature, published on 20 J...

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