Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 76120

Digital Technology: Disability

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of digital exclusion on disabled people.

Answer

Ian Murray
Those who don’t have access to, or cannot use digital technologies, including older people and disabled people, are likely to pay more for certain transactions, have worse health outcomes, and find it more difficult to manage their finances. Knock-on effe...

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