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Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions (a) he has and (b) his officials have had with trade unions on the digitalisation of government.

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 4 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 9 Jun 2025
Answer: 13 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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4 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions (a) he has and (b) his officials have had with trade unions on the digitalisation of government.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jun 2025
Answer published
I recently met Prospect Union to discuss our plans for digitising government. My officials met with representatives from the Trade Union Congress (TUC) several times to discuss the Blueprint for Modern Digital Government, both before and after publication...

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