John Slinger

John Slinger

Labour — Rugby

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 November 2026

Debate

Mobile Phones in Schools

Contribution

In 1943, Churchill reportedly said: “We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.”—[Official Report, 28 October 1943; Vol. 393, c. 403.] Later, the academic John Culkin said, “We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.” Will the Minister assure the House that the Government will ensure that that trap is not fallen into as regards edtech and other forms of digital technology relating to our children?

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