Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 8 May 2025Answered: 14 May 2025
Asked by
John Slinger
Labour — Rugby
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms (Chris Bryant)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. There are older people, and others for that matter, who either have no online access or do not have a smartphone, who would not be able to access things in a digital world. That is why we introduced a digital inclusion plan, and that is one of the key differences between a Labour Government and a Tory Government: they did not have any interest in digital inclusion and they did not have a plan for 10 years, and we brought one in.