Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 70925
Mobile Phones: Research
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025
Question
Afzal Khan
Labour — Manchester Rusholme
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will commission research involving (a) young people, (b) parents and (c) carers on mobile phone use outside school hours.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe department is developing the evidence base around children’s online safety, including smartphone use, to continually inform our policy response. As part of this, DSIT commissioned a feasibility study into research on the impact of smartphones and soci...
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