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...