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date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the effect of social media on the mental health of young people.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	217581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that social media can be a force for good, supporting education and helping people make positive connections with other people. However, as with most innovations, the Government is committed to taking action to ensure the risks of social media, particularly on the mental health of young people.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 February, the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers published their independent systematic map of evidence on screen and social media use in children and young people. They also published advice for parents and carers, giving tips on how to have a healthy balance with screen time. This is based on evidence around activities that are important for healthy child development such as sleep, exercise and education.</p><p> </p><p>We want the UK to be the safest place to be online. The Government wants to work with internet and social media providers to achieve this, and we are clear we will take tougher action were needed. The Department of Health and Social Care has been working closely alongside colleagues at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on their upcoming Online Harms White Paper. This White Paper will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how the Government will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 14/02/2019 12:04:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

647727

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has met representatives of any social media companies to discuss the effect of social media on child and adolescent mental health.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	55314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has met with a range of technology companies. These meetings have covered a number of broad issues and have included some discussion around social media. A list of ministerial visits by Ministers from the Department is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a> <br></p><p>The internet, keeping children safe online, promoting and protecting their mental health are areas of great concern not just to this Department but across Government as a whole; with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport leading on the policy of social media.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 07/12/2016 15:04:02 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

431714

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on a link between social media and mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Departmental Ministers meet with representatives from the Royal Colleges regularly and discuss a wide range of issues, including mental health. We know that social media may have an effect of the behaviour and attitudes of people in relation to mental health issues and we are specifically aware of its influence in relation to suicide and self-harm. We are working with the Samaritans and the National Suicide Prevention Alliance to better understand the effect of social media on suicide and self-harm prevention.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/12/2015 16:24:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon