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Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to develop a digital inclusion strategy.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 4 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 9 Oct 2024
Answer: 9 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to develop a digital inclusion strategy.
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Oct 2024
Answer published
It is a scandal that the previous government did not introduce a digital inclusion strategy for ten years.Digital inclusion is a priority for my department and for government, and work is ongoing to develop our approach to tackling digital exclusion and c...

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