Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 79942
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of people who are considered digitally excluded in (a) the South West and (b) the UK.
Answer
Kanishka NarayanWe know that digital exclusion is a complex issue and the evidence base is significant but fragmented. Ofcom data from 2025 reports that 5% of households in the UK do not have access to the internet and that, in the South West of England, 7% of the popula...
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