Member

Amendment 216 to Amendment 215, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Addington, needs to be considered very carefully. We glibly talk about pupils with special educational needs. Then, when someone tells us about the advantages of a phone in dealing with some of the difficulties in his life, we say that this is going to create an exception which will weaken the banning of smartphones in schools. A child like him in school would be dependent on a phone for his medical needs. We can always explain it away, but I, for one, am persuaded by the noble Lord, Lord Reid, because he is wise.