Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 65434

Pupils: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 7 July 2025

Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of banning smartphones in secondary 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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