Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Debate between Baroness Fox of Buckley and Lord Nash(1 week, 4 days ago)
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Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-Afl)
The noble Baroness is perfectly reasonable to raise that. It is certainly contested in academic studies, even if it is, like, “Never mind the evidence, the product should be safe anyway”. I am suggesting that evidence-based policy requires evidence and that, when the evidence is at least contested and there is no direct correlation between screen use and mental health, we should pause. I am saying that because I think that teenagers and young people using the online world can be both virtuous and full of vice. Therefore, I do not want a ban on all 16 year-olds going on the internet. It is as straightforward as that. I have explained that before, so I am not going to—
Lord Nash (Con)
It is a long way from a ban on all teenagers going on the internet. It is highly selective for those apps that are clearly harmful.