Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the amount of time spent in front of screens on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Evidence around the impact of screen time on children and young people’s mental health is being assessed. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has asked the Chief Medical Officer to undertake an evidence review on the impact of social media on children and young people’s mental health and bring forward advice and guidance. This will include consideration of the impact of screen time on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.