Written questions

Loneliness: Research

Commons · Question 21904 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for research on effective interventions to tackle loneliness across different demographics.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 13 Jan 2025

The Government is working to build the evidence base on loneliness including the demographic groups most affected and the effectiveness of interventions. It uses available evidence to keep policies under review.For example, DCMS has recently published two...