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Pupils: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has on the potential impact of banning smartphone use in schools.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
23 Oct 2025
Answer
5 Dec 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department has on the potential impact of banning smartphone use in schools.

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Mobile phones have no place in school and school leaders already have the power to ban them. 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 ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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