Department for Science, Innovation and Technology written question – answered at on 14 May 2025.
Sean Woodcock
Labour, Banbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the accessibility of Government digital services in Banbury.
Feryal Clark
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government Digital Service (GDS) role is to ensure the delivery of digital services that work for all of our citizens. That includes monitoring the services each departments delivers online - to make sure they are providing support for citizens with low technical skills.
Additionally, there is strong regulation in place to provide technical specifications to improve the accessibility of websites and many other digital experiences to ensure that no citizen is left behind during this government's digital revolution.
Yes3 people think so
No3 people think not
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