Question follow-through · 902722
Electronic Government: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to make government digital services accessible to people in rural areas.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 6 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to make government digital services accessible to people in rural areas.
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2025
Answer published
The new digital centre exists to enable Departments to deliver digital public services that work for everyone. GDS guide, monitor and assure all digital public services, incentivising departments to provide support for service users with low digital skill...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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