Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113491

Mobile Phones: Health Hazards

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research into the potential impact of the daily use of mobile phones on eye diseases and health-related conditions.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR is funding research into the possible health impacts of mobile phone use on health, although this has not focused on eye diseases. The NIHR Policy R...

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