Pupils: Mobile Phones
Commons · Question 91953 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ban the use of smart phones in schools.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 5 Dec 2025
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. Phones have no place in our schools, and leaders already have the power to ban phones. The department’s guidance on mobile phones in schools, published in February...