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Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 85539

Pupils: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review her Department's guidance entitled Mobile phones in schools, published in February 2024.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department’s guidance on mobile phones in schools, published in February 2024, is clear that schools should prohibit the use of devices with smart technology throughout the school day, including during lessons, transitions and breaks.We expect all sch...
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