Digital Technology: Health Hazards
Commons · Question 115985 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether guidance on screen time and social media use will include the potential impact of excessive use of screens on sight loss.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 23 Mar 2026
The department and the Department of Health and Social Care are jointly working to produce and publish new practical, evidence-informed guidance on screen time for early years. An early years screen time advisory group of child health and development spec...