Pupils: Mobile Phones
Commons · Question 85713 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the costs incurred by schools for implementing smartphone bans during the school day.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 10 Nov 2025
Departmental 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.The department expect...