The education select committee will look at evidence on how apps, the internet and smartphone and tablet access impact children’s education and overall wellbeing from early years to the start of adulthood.
Cross-party MPs will hear the latest research on the risks and benefits of screen exposure, and will examine the current practices used by schools and the guidance offered to families about managing children’s use of online resources and social media.
In 2021, media and communications regulator Ofcom found that 99 per cent of households with children have access to the internet. It also found that by the age of eight a child typically spends nearly three hours online per day, rising to more than four hours for children aged 11 to 12.
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