United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 79942
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
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10 October 2025
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20 October 2025 · Answer
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Summary
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.
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10 October 2025
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
20 October 2025
Answer
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 South West of England, 7% of the popula...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79942
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1838606
- uk · wq-1838606 · source updated 20 October 2025