Department for Science, Innovation and Technology written question – answered at on 4 July 2025.
Marsha de Cordova
The Second Church Estates Commissioner
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve community access to media literacy education.
Feryal Clark
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is improving community access to media literacy through the Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which supports local and community-led initiatives to boost digital participation. Libraries, as trusted and accessible public spaces, play a key role in delivering digital and media literacy support to communities across the UK.
DSIT also works closely with ofcom, which engages civil society and community organisations as part of its role as the online safety regulator.
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