Member

I move on to Motion D, relating to Amendment 106, and Motion D1 tabled in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, which insists on the amendment. The amendment is unnecessary. Our guidance is clear that all schools should be mobile phone-free by default. In making that clear, I acknowledge that we share the same policy intent as the noble Baroness as well as many other Peers in the House today to make sure that schools are mobile phone-free environments. That is why we have published strengthened guidance. We have asked our network of attendance and behaviour hubs to provide support to schools and, from this month, Ofsted will inspect schools’ mobile phone policies. We all want to protect children from the disruption and distraction caused by mobile phones throughout the school day and to create calm, focused school environments that support learning, behaviour and well-being. We are all in agreement on this.