Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 63974

Pupils: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 1 July 2025

Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to limit the use of smartphones in schools.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

Mobile phones have no place in our schools. Schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes a...

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