Mobile Phones and Social Media: Children
Commons · Question 90677 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Kerry McCarthy
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to establish a (a) social media curfew and (b) cap on smartphone screen time fo
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 20 Nov 2025
It is important that children can seize the opportunities that being online offers whilst being safe. The Online Safety Act provides protections for children from illegal and harmful content onlineWe continue to explore evidence around the impact of socia...