Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 6589

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Saqib Bhatti

ConservativeMeriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential contribution of a digital inclusion strategy to (a) stopping the spread of misinformation and (b) increasing public trust in social media.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Digital inclusion is a key priority for the government and it is shocking that the previous government’s out-of-date digital inclusion strategy was published a full decade ago, despite clear evidence that digital exclusion limits economic growth and harms...

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