Apr. 22 2024
Source Page: I. List of ministerial responsibilities. 88p. II. List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Alex Burghart MP to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding documents for deposit, and copying them for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.Found: List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III.
Report Apr. 19 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: Clerk), Rose Leach (Committee Operations Officer), Edward Sheridan (Media Officer), Calum Trenaman (Digital
Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 15 July 2022 to Question 33838 on Digital Technology and Internet: Disadvantaged, what steps she is taking to help tackle digital exclusion; and whether her Department plans to take steps to help individuals with the cost of personal internet.
Answered by Saqib Bhatti - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government has been clear that ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age is a key priority and continues to take steps to offer the support needed.
Digital inclusion is a cross-cutting issue that spans social engagement, education, employment, access to services and many more elements of everyday life. Responsibility for relevant policies and activities, including monitoring and evaluation, sit across government.
The Government has worked closely with the telecoms industry to ensure households across the country can access fast, reliable digital infrastructure. Superfast broadband is now available in over 97% of the UK, over 80% of households can access gigabit broadband, and 4G mobile is available to 99% of the population from at least one network provider. The Government is also investing £5 billion through our flagship Project Gigabit programme to bring gigabit broadband to reach hard-to-reach communities.
The Government established a cross-Whitehall ministerial group in response to a recommendation from the House of Lords Communication and Digital Committee’s report on ‘Digital Exclusion’, published in June 2023. The ministerial group aims to drive progress and accountability on digital inclusion priorities across Government.
The group has met twice, in September 2023 and March 2024, with attendance from the Cabinet Office, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education, and His Majesty's Treasury.
To support those for whom cost may be a barrier, the Government has worked closely with the telecoms industry to ensure market provision of broadband and mobile social tariffs. These low-cost, commercial products are available from 28 different providers, across 99% of the UK and start at just £10 per month.
Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024: Island Communities Impact AssessmentFound: • Clear communication with i ndividuals – we will inform people of the date their case will be
Report Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: in effect, reduce services for people who are older or less able to access digital online platforms.
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: with mobile broadband sector strategies to ensure joined up outcomes that maximise benefits
Apr. 15 2024
Source Page: Penguins Public NoticeFound: directly with using radio communication (Shell, 2016). 4.1.3.
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1: Baroness Kidron (XB - Life peer) Digital Information Bill”. - Speech Link
2: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) either case; instead, the problem centred around failures in offender management, along with a lack of communication - Speech Link
3: Baroness Kidron (XB - Life peer) support.We have spent considerable time across the digital Bills—the online safety, digital markets - Speech Link
4: None and General Comment 25 on Children’s Rights in relation to the Digital Environment, and(ii) the fact - Speech Link
Report Apr. 12 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: p 84 71 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ( MTV0053 ) 72 Department for Digital, Culture
Report Apr. 12 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation CommitteeFound: p 84 71 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ( MTV0053 ) 72 Department for Digital, Culture