Josh MacAlister

Josh MacAlister

Labour — Whitehaven and Workington

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 November 2026

Debate

Mobile Phones in Schools

Contribution

I apologise for the lack of response to the hon. Lady. As I am not the Minister responsible for young carers, I would be the wrong person to speak to, but I am sure my colleague would be happy to meet her. As a former teacher, I recognise and agree wholly with what she said about the need for children to be freed up, especially if they have that burden and responsibility in their home life. Most of us in this House are, I think, of an age where we did go to school without smartphones in our pockets. There were ways of speaking to the head of year, going to the school reception and contacting home, and there is no reason why that cannot work in the future.

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