Question follow-through · 111405
Mobile Phones: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of 3-5 year old children owning personal mobile devices and the implications for online safety.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of 3-5 year old children owning personal mobile devices and the implications for online safety.
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2026
Answer published
Ofcom reported in 2025 that 17% of 3-5-year-olds have a smartphone. The Online Safety Act protects all children in UK Under the Act, services must protect children from illegal and age-inappropriate online content and conduct children’s risk assessments t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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