Question follow-through · 76318
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
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.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 23 Sept 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2025
Question tabled
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.
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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23 Sept 2025
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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