Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 1639

Children: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 25 July 2024
Answered: 1 August 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will take steps to regulate smartphone use for children.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
In February 2024, the department published non-statutory guidance for schools on how to develop, implement and maintain a policy that prohibits the use of mobile phones throughout the school day. As has been the longstanding policy of successive governmen...
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