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Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) Government departments and (b) public bodies are not reliant on ageing digital infrastructure.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) Government departments and (b) public bodies are not reliant on ageing digital infrastructure.

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    DSIT is committed to addressing the ageing digital infrastructure across the UK public sector.DSIT has worked closely with HMT to ensure that organisations are receiving the funding they require to modernise their infrastructure and will monitor this prog...

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