Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 80608
Pupils: Mobile Phones
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of taking steps to help reduce phone use by school children in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer
Olivia BaileyMobile 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 an...
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