Question follow-through · 123606
Children: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of screen time on children's development.
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 Education
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of screen time on children's development.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Apr 2026
Answer published
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.On 27 March, the government published advice on screen use for children aged 0-5 on the Best Start in Life website, accessible at: https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/sc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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