Donate IT digital device donation

Early day motion 86, tabled 21 November 2023 by Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 4 members.

That this House recognises the growing digital divide and the difficulties that this has in modern life from online banking to employment opportunities; congratulates Donate IT, a Somerset-based not-for-profit, that recently donated its one thousandth device to a local resident in digital need; further recognises the importance of such organisations that donate used IT equipment and ensure digital device waste is reused and does not end up in landfills; shows concern that in July 2023 three in ten households surveyed by Ofcom had difficulty affording a communication service; understands that the most financially vulnerable, those on means tested benefits and households with someone who has an impacting or limiting condition are amongst those most likely to have difficulty affording communication services; is concerned that Somerton and Frome is in the bottom 6% of all constituencies in Britain for mobile connectivity and deprivation; and calls for people across the UK to have equal access to new technology that is shaping modern life.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 2, DUP 1, Labour 1.