Mental Health: Reading
Commons · Question 61889 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) parents and (b) carers reading to children in the early years on the mental wellbeing of (i) children and (ii) those (A) parents and (B)
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Jul 2025
No such assessment has been made. We know that according to research, reading helps to reduce stress levels and could be beneficial to mental health and well-being.