Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether any funding will be available to deliver the Digital Inclusion Action Plan beyond the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund.

• Digital inclusion is a priority for this Government, a step-change from the last ten years.
• That is why the Government published its Digital Inclusion Action Plan – First Steps in February 2025, which outlines the first five actions we are taking on digital inclusion.
• One of those first actions is the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund which launched in August with £9.5 million to support and expand local community initiatives to get people online.
• In addition, a recent funding programme of £2 million supported Mayoral Combined Authorities across England to deliver innovative and meaningful support for digitally excluded people in their communities.
• The full detail of DSIT's longer-term spending plans is still being considered, and further information will be provided as allocations are decided later in the year.