Oral QuestionDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

What steps his Department is taking to make digital services easier to access for small businesses in the North East.

Tabled: 6 February 2025Answered: 12 February 2025

Asked by

Emma Foody

Labour (Co-op)Cramlington and Killingworth

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Feryal Clark)

No one anywhere in the UK should have difficulty using Government services, and the Government are committed to ensuring that our online and digital services are as accessible as possible. There are globally recognised standards for digital accessibility, but they are only part of the design of an inclusive service, which is why we will be revising the Government service standards to incorporate requirements covering wider issues of inclusion and looking at extending their scope into the wider public sector.