Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 87494
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Question
Joe Morris
Labour — Hexham
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 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 North East of England, 10% of household...
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