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Children and Young People: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
5 Jun 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    There is a lack of conclusive evidence on the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people. The department has partnered with London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership and Imperial College Lo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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