Mairi McAllan: “I don’t want there to be too many exceptions so as not to undermine the underlying principle.”

I was really proud to stand in that election alongside John Swinney on a positive future for our country, on always standing up for Scotland.

National security concerns have to be thrashed out, understood fulsomely, but we were never informed as to the case that led to it being rejected, and we need to see that.

The consultation begins today and it is based on the Government’s intention to legislate, to pass laws, to take a national position of ending personal mobile phones in the learning environment.

I appreciate and respect the efforts of Scotland’s hard-working teachers while focused on driving further progress in our schools.