Question follow-through · 115719
Mental Health: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a) the COVID-19 Pandemic and b) social media on the mental wellbeing of children; and what steps his Department is taking to help
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a) the COVID-19 Pandemic and b) social media on the mental wellbeing of children; and what steps his Department is taking to help
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government welcomes the COVID-19 Inquiry’s investigations and is committed to learning lessons from the pandemic, including those relating to the potential impact on children’s mental health and wellbeing. We continue to respond openly and transparent...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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