| Heading: |
Social Media: Children |
| Question ID: |
1760850 |
| UIN: |
27902 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4831 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ian Byrne
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| Asking Member handle: |
IanByrneMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@IanByrneMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment has he made of the impact of social media use on children's well-being. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-10 |
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false |
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false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4822 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Feryal Clark
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| Answering Member handle: |
FeryalClark
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@FeryalClark
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| Answer text: |
In November 2024 DSIT announced a feasibility study to further understand the impact of smartphones and social media on children.The study will review existing evidence on the topic and assess which research methods will be most effective in determining t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
216 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Tweeted: |
true |