Digital Technology: Education

(asked on 28th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on teaching digital skills in schools.


Answered by
Margot James Portrait
Margot James
This question was answered on 5th March 2019

Ministers have regular discussions with their Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues, including on digital skills. Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department of Education officials work together on the Digital Skills Partnership Computing in Schools Group which aims guide industry to maximise the benefits of their initiatives to support the teaching of computing in schools.

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