Assuming it's the same poll from This Morning & the Daily Mirror, it looks like they got their 83% figure from these stats in your link:
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Overall, 83% of parents said smartphones are harmful to young people and 69% supported that limiting children’s access to their devices would make their life easier. Nearly nine in 10 (89%) parents said they were concerned their children could face online bullying and abuse through using a smartphone, while 87% were worried they might access harmful content online
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Originally Posted by Chris
There are only so many ways of reiterating:
It
Will
Not
Happen

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Personally I think what they'll probably end up doing is banning smartphones during school time to make it consistent and put the onus onto websites to take measures to protect children under threat of sanctions.