Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 64837

Young People: Mobile Phones

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

LabourManchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's guidance on mobile phone use among young people in schools, published in February 2024, on the use of mobile phones in 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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