Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Internet Matters's document entitled Internet Matters Pulse, published on 10 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of online misinformation on the mental health of young people.

We recognise that misinformation and misleading online content can pose risks to children and young people’s wellbeing.

The Government is taking action to help children and young people navigate the online world safely, including strengthening online protections and improving media literacy. Helping young people identify misleading content and critically assess the information they encounter online is an important part of this approach.