The consultation has seen more than 80,000 submissions from charities, campaign groups and members of the public who have given their views on a ban or other interventions.
Government data obtained by the Press Association on Tuesday showed 42,410 parents and 13,890 young people have filled in the survey.
People were also asked for opinions on possible restrictions, including night-time curfews or features such as auto-play and infinite scroll being disabled.
A number of organisations, ranging from police leaders to children’s groups and trade bodies, have already shared views on what should be done.
Police leaders recently called for the government to target features instead of apps, saying those making “high-risk” features like private messaging available to children should be banned for under-16s.
Donya Soni-Clark, associate director of trade association TechUK, also told Today that “regulating by features, not by platform” would be the best way forward.
Meanwhile in a submission published on Tuesday, external, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, said doctors should routinely ask younger patients about their device and social media use.
Its response, which presented screen time and social media use as a parallel problem, also cited examples of physical and mental health issues caused by watching extreme violence online.
There is no consensus among the wider scientific community that screen time overall is harmful to children.
But Academy Chair Jeanette Dickson said that like smoking or seatbelts before, the issue had become a “unifying force” for the profession.
