Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on steps to address the effect of online trolling on people's psychological wellbeing.

My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care had a meeting with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (Matt Hancock) on 20 February 2018 which included discussion on the impact of social media on children and young people’s mental health.

The Department of Health and Social Care and DCMS are working closely together, alongside other Government Departments, to minimise potentially harmful impacts of social media use on children and young people’s mental health and ensure a robust, joined up approach. DCMS are delivering a range of work to address online harms, including an Online Harms White Paper at the end of the year.