Question follow-through · 24390
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to strengthen the role of public libraries in providing digital skills to people experiencing digital exclusion.
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- Answering body
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to strengthen the role of public libraries in providing digital skills to people experiencing digital exclusion.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Public libraries are among the most trusted places people turn to for help getting online. They break down barriers to digital opportunity through free Wi-Fi, public PCs, ebook and audiobook lending, and support accessing essential services. Through the £...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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