Question follow-through · 87539
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people who cannot afford mobile data can access (a) the NHS app and (b) other government digital services without incurring perso
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 3 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people who cannot afford mobile data can access (a) the NHS app and (b) other government digital services without incurring perso
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Nov 2025
Answer published
In February 2025, the government published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan which outlines the first five actions we are taking on digital inclusion. This includes ensuring that digital services are inclusive and accessible. The industry pledges in the P...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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