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Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

Commons · Question 76318 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Sep 2025

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Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to (a) tackle digital exclusion and (b) ensure that people who are digitally excluded have access to (i) advice and (ii) online services.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 23 Sep 2025

The Digital Inclusion Action Plan sets out the first five actions we are taking over the next year to boost digital inclusion in every corner of the UK. These first actions will widen access to devices, drive digital upskilling, break down barriers to par...