A question on #Pupils #MobilePhones tabled by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 13-05-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Pupils: Mobile Phones
Question ID: 1802694
UIN: HL7418
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-05-13
Asking Member ID: 4282
Asking Member display name: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to reduce mobile phone usage by pupils in schools.
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Date answered: 2025-05-30
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: 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 and lunchtime, as set out in the ‘Mobile phon...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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