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Social Media: Young People

Asked by Jess AsatoLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 2 December 2025UIN 93922

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department plans to publish the review on the impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing and mental health commissioned in November 2024.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The feasibility study into research on any causal impact of social media and smartphones on children’s mental health and wellbeing has been completed. My department is considering the study’s recommendations for further research, and the report will be published in due course.

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