Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
Commons · Question 79941 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what definition of digital inclusion her Department uses for monitoring progress against the Digital Inclusion Action Plan.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 20 Oct 2025
We know that digital exclusion is a complex issue and the evidence base is significant but fragmented. Ofcom data from 2025 reports that 5% of households in the UK do not have access to the internet and that, in the South West of England, 7% of the popula...