Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 87494

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help tackle digital exclusion in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East and (e) England.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
We 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 North East of England, 10% of household...

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