Question follow-through · 907720
Social Media: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing.
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Feb 2026
Answer published
I know parents are worried about how social media impacts children's wellbeing.Two weeks ago, we published a study led by Professor Amy Orben which reviewed recent causal research on this issue and found it to be inconclusive. There is more to be done, wh...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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