Cast your vote on the biggest talking points of the day, every dayFinal results will be announced in tomorrow's poll See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 12:31 BST, 8 June 2026 | Updated: 12:42 BST, 8 June 2026
Parents could be warned against buying their children a smartphone until they reach secondary school under plans being drawn up by ministers.A consultation on screen use by under-16s will consider whether parents should be given advice on the appropriate age for children to be allowed to use a phone.The review will be co-chaired by Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza, who has previously said that pre-secondary age children are 'too young' to be using internet-enabled devices.Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it would be wrong to 'turn back the clock and return to a world of pens and paper', but added that parents also needed help to 'navigate challenges previous generations never faced'.Now you can have your say in the Daily Mail's latest poll – should there be an outright ban on parents buying smartphones for children aged under 11?
In the last poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Should Beatrice and Eugenie be evicted from their rent-free palace homes?' Out of more than 8,000 votes, 89 per cent of you said 'yes' and 11 per cent said 'no'.
