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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...