Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 80903

Pupils: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of smartphones by pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

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 an...

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