Question follow-through · 100854
Digital Technology: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support people in improving digital skills.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 17 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jan 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support people in improving digital skills.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jan 2026
Answer published
In February 2025 we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which set out the first five actions the Government is taking to boost digital inclusion across the UK. This includes expanding opportunities for digital upskilling and strengthening support...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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