Question follow-through · 114144
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to publish a strategy further to the Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps, published on 26 February 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to publish a strategy further to the Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps, published on 26 February 2025.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
Everyone should be able to benefit from the digital world – helping families save money, get a better job, and access services like the NHS more easily.But we know some people face real barriers. That’s why we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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