Written questions

Speech and Language Disorders: Children

Commons · Question 117598 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has reviewed the effects of device use, including tablets, amongst young children on speech and language development.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 16 Mar 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education are working jointly to produce and publish new advice for parents and carers on the impacts of screen use on the health and development of children aged zero to five years old, incl...