Question follow-through · 103898

Digital Technology: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide young people with digital skills.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
19 Jan 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide young people with digital skills.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills are essential for young people to succeed in education, employment and to engage effectively in a digital world. Following the recommendations of the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, we are stre...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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