Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 84855

Pupils: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 13 November 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with Esther Ghey to discuss her campaign for a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

Mobile phones have no place in school.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 and lun...

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