Question follow-through · 3554

Digital Technology: Babies and Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the research commissioned by the 1001 Critical Days Foundation on screen use among babies and children

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the research commissioned by the 1001 Critical Days Foundation on screen use among babies and children

  2. 3 Jun 2026

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  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The evidence available on the harms and benefits of screen use in under-five year olds is emerging and mixed. We welcome the research commissioned by the 1,001 Critical Days Foundation and its contribution to the evidence base.The early years are a critic...

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