Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 93922
Social Media: Young People
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Jess Asato
Labour — Lowestoft
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to publish the review on the impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing and mental health commissioned in November 2024.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanThe feasibility study into research on any causal impact of social media and smartphones on children’s mental health and wellbeing has been completed. My department is considering the study’s recommendations for further research, and the report will be pu...
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