Mobile Phones in Schools
Submitted by:
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Date lodged:
Monday, 29 September 2025
Motion type: Motion For Debate
Motion reference: S6M-19123
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 01 October 2025
Motions as amended
That the Parliament agrees that mobile phones should be banned for learners in school classrooms, and acknowledges that the Scottish Government's Guidance on Mobile Phones in Scotland's Schools makes clear that headteachers are empowered to implement full bans, should their professional judgment see fit to do so.
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Result
85 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
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Scottish National Party
54 for
1 against
0 abstained
5 did not vote
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Roddick, Emma
Dunbar, Jackie
McNair, Marie
Torrance, David
Martin, Gillian
Constance, Angela
McMillan, Stuart
Adamson, Clare
Harper, Emma
MacGregor, Fulton
Stevenson, Collette
Arthur, Tom
Don-Innes, Natalie
Yousaf, Humza
Fairlie, Jim
Gilruth, Jenny
Tweed, Evelyn
Robison, Shona
Beattie, Colin
Gray, Neil
Stewart, Kaukab
Robertson, Angus
Somerville, Shirley-Anne
Doris, Bob
Allan, Dr Alasdair
McKee, Ivan
Gibson, Kenneth
Matheson, Michael
Kidd, Bill
Whitham, Elena
Dey, Graeme
Forbes, Kate
Callaghan, Stephanie
Dornan, James
Ewing, Annabelle
Lochhead, Richard
Hepburn, Jamie
Nicoll, Audrey
Thomson, Michelle
McLennan, Paul
Minto, Jenni
Adam, Karen
Stewart, Kevin
Brown, Keith
Brown, Siobhian
McAllan, Màiri
Sturgeon, Nicola
Macpherson, Ben
Hyslop, Fiona
Gougeon, Mairi
Grahame, Christine
MacDonald, Gordon
Mackay, Rona
Maguire, Ruth
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Haughey, Clare
Swinney, John
Adam, George
Todd, Maree
Coffey, Willie
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
23 for
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Kerr, Liam
Stewart, Alexander
Halcro Johnston, Jamie
Mountain, Edward
Hamilton, Rachael
Eagle, Tim
Carlaw, Jackson
Whittle, Brian
Carson, Finlay
Hoy, Craig
Smith, Liz
Dowey, Sharon
Golden, Maurice
Fraser, Murdo
McCall, Roz
Lumsden, Douglas
Gosal, Pam
Kerr, Stephen
Wells, Annie
Mundell, Oliver
Burnett, Alexander
Ross, Douglas
White, Tess
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0
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Findlay, Russell
Webber, Sue
Gulhane, Sandesh
Briggs, Miles
Gallacher, Meghan
Scottish Labour
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Sweeney, Paul
Griffin, Mark
Mochan, Carol
Rowley, Alex
McNeill, Pauline
Boyack, Sarah
Grant, Rhoda
Leonard, Richard
Johnson, Daniel
Bibby, Neil
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Whitfield, Martin
Clark, Katy
Baker, Claire
Russell, Davy
Sarwar, Anas
Lennon, Monica
Villalba, Mercedes
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O'Kane, Paul
Baillie, Jackie
Marra, Michael
Scottish Green Party
5 for
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Harvie, Patrick
Chapman, Maggie
Burgess, Ariane
Slater, Lorna
Ruskell, Mark
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Mackay, Gillian
Greer, Ross
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Greene, Jamie
Rennie, Willie
Cole-Hamilton, Alex
McArthur, Liam
Wishart, Beatrice
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Independent
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Balfour, Jeremy
Choudhury, Foysol
Mason, John
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No Party Affiliation
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Alba Party
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Reform UK
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Original motion text
That the Parliament agrees that mobile phones should be banned for learners in school classrooms.
Amendments
Motion ref. S6M-19123.2
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Result
85 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-19123.1
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Result
49 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
Disagreed