United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 61889
Mental Health: Reading
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23 June 2025
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3 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) parents and (b) carers reading to children in the early years on the mental wellbeing of (i) children and (ii) those (A) parents and (B)
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23 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) parents and (b) carers reading to children in the early years on the mental wellbeing of (i) children and (ii) those (A) parents and (B)
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3 July 2025
Answer
No such assessment has been made. We know that according to research, reading helps to reduce stress levels and could be beneficial to mental health and well-being.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-23/61889
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1815350
- uk · wq-1815350 · source updated 3 July 2025