Questions Asked 18 May 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Local Authorities: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government assessment they have made of the use of AI tools in local authority planning processes, in particular for recommendations on planning applications.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Mobile Phones: Cyber Security To ask His Majesty’s Government assessment they have made of the development of AI-based tools to counter cyber threats on mobile devices; and what steps they are taking to protect individuals and businesses from fraud, spyware and digital attacks.
Department for Work and Pensions
Recruitment: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government steps they are taking to ensure that the use of AI in recruitment processes does not lead to unfair exclusion or bias for job applicants.
Questions Asked 14 May 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
Residential Care: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI technologies in residential care settings to reduce falls and emergency hospital admissions; and what plans they have for the funding and regulation of those technologies in the adult social care sector.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen national cyber resilience in response to the risks arising from AI increasing the scale and sophistication of cyber attacks.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
British Board of Film Classification: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools by the British Board of Film Classification to support content classification and age ratings; and what safeguards are in place to ensure that those tools operate with appropriate oversight.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the need for standardised or independent testing of general purpose AI models used by regulated financial institutions.
Home Office
Radicalism: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools to detect and prevent extremist recruitment activity on online platforms.
Home Office
Police: Chatbots To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to set national standards and oversight for the use of AI chatbots by police forces in non-urgent queries, including safeguards for vulnerable users.
Questions Asked 28 April 2026
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Fintech To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the expansion of fintech firms, including Wise, Klarna, Revolut and Paypal, into current accounts and other core banking services on competition, consumer choice and market concentration in the retail banking sector.
Department for Education
Higher Education: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of AI in the delivery of postgraduate teaching at UK universities, and (2) the impact of the use of AI for teaching on higher education quality and regulation.
Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Inquiries To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to establish a statutory inquiry into maternity services.
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Treatments: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of AI in supporting personalised healthcare and extending patient life expectancy; and what plans they have to develop a strategy for safe and effective integration of AI technologies in the NHS.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data Centres: Infrastructure To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning policy, energy provision and digital infrastructure are sufficient to support the building of AI data centres.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Data Centres: Energy Demand To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of AI-related data centre energy demand on energy infrastructure; and what steps they are taking to ensure energy demand from those data centres does not increase costs for consumers.
Questions Asked 27 April 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Data Security To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Guardian article Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts, published on 8 April, stating that external technology contractors have been granted access to NHS systems and communications; and what safeguards are in place to ensure data security, patient confidentiality and appropriate oversight.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Capital Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Times article OpenAI pauses Stargate UK investment over high energy costs, published on 9 April; and what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK remains an attractive destination for AI-related capital investment.
Department for Business and Trade
Service Industries: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increasing use of AI tools in skilled trades and service industries; and, if so, how that assessment informs their policies on workforce training and productivity.
Questions Asked 22 April 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
Cardiovascular Disease: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of AI tools in supporting the early detection and diagnosis of cardiovascular conditions; and what steps they are taking to support the safe and effective adoption of those technologies in the NHS.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Legal Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools to generate legal correspondence and documentation.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Data Analytics To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI and data analytics platforms by the NHS, including in partnerships with private technology providers; and what steps they are taking to ensure that use of those platforms complies with standards of data protection and transparency.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Fintech To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of fintech firms in providing capital to support scaling businesses.
Questions Asked 21 April 2026
HM Revenue and Customs
Electronic Payments: Taxation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the long-term implications of increased use of digital payments and financial technologies for tax collection, and what steps they are taking to ensure that revenue collection remains effective.
Department for Education
Children: Digital Technology To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of screen time and digital technology use on early childhood development; and what steps they are taking to support parents and early years providers in managing the use of such technologies among young children.
Questions Asked 20 April 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reliability of AI systems in supporting medical diagnosis, particularly in cases where patient data is incomplete; and what steps they are taking to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect patient safety and support clinical decision-making.
Department for Business and Trade
Digital Platforms: Competition To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for competition and market access of the integration of AI tools into digital platforms; and what steps they are taking to ensure fair competition and effective regulation in digital markets.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Creative Industries: Intellectual Property To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the increasing use of AI tools in the creation and distribution of digital content for intellectual property frameworks and the UK’s creative industries; and what steps they are taking to support innovation while protecting the rights of creators and rights holders.
Questions Asked 16 April 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmaceutical Industry: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for AI technologies to accelerate drug discovery and development; and what steps they are taking to support innovation, investment and adoption in the NHS and UK life sciences sector.
Cabinet Office
Middle East: Supply Chains To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks to the UK’s supply chains of essential goods, including food, fuel and medicines, arising from the conflict in the Middle East; and what steps they are taking to strengthen resilience and contingency planning.
HM Treasury
Middle East: Economic Impact To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the UK economy of the conflict in the Middle East, including impact on energy prices, trade and inflation; and what steps they are taking to ensure economic resilience.
Questions Asked 15 April 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increasing use of AI-driven personalised marketing by large retailers; and what steps they are taking to ensure that regulatory frameworks relating to consumer protection, data use and competition remain effective.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Start-ups To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the growth of UK-based AI start-ups, including the emergence of new unicorn companies; and what steps they are taking to improve access to scale-up finance, talent and long-term competitiveness in this area.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Economic Outcomes To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s performance, relative to global peers, in translating AI innovation into commercial and economic outcomes; and what steps they are taking to support competitiveness, scale-up growth and technology adoption in this area.
Questions Asked 14 April 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools in supporting the treatment and management of cancer in the NHS; and what steps they are taking to ensure that those tools improve patient outcomes while maintaining safety and data protection standards.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI technologies in the modernisation of energy systems.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Productivity To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of investment in AI technologies on productivity growth in the UK; and what steps they are taking to support the adoption of AI across the economy.
Questions Asked 13 April 2026
Department for Business and Trade
SMEs: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of support programmes available to small and medium-sized enterprises for AI adoption; and what steps they are taking to improve productivity, innovation and regional economic development.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data Centres: Economic Growth To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of large-scale AI data centre developments on regional economic growth.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools in corporate governance and decision-making processes within financial institutions; and what steps they are taking to ensure that regulatory frameworks relating to accountability, transparency and oversight remain effective.
Questions Asked 26 March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Generative AI: Consumer Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increasing deployment of generative AI systems in consumer-facing technologies such as voice assistants; and what steps they are taking to ensure that frameworks relating to data protection, consumer protection and product safety remain effective in the deployment of such technologies.
Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Data Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for data protection and governance of the involvement of private technology companies in the handling of sensitive data held by public authorities and regulators; and what steps they are taking to ensure that appropriate safeguards relating to data protection, accountability and transparency are in place.
Home Office
Police: Facial Recognition To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of facial recognition technologies by police forces and the implications of pausing deployment pending further study of potential racial bias; and what steps they are taking to ensure that such systems are subject to appropriate safeguards, oversight and standards to prevent discriminatory outcomes.
Questions Asked 25 March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Minerals To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks posed to AI infrastructure from the disruption to global supply of critical minerals, including helium, as a result of military operations in the Middle East.
Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI-enabled assistive technologies, including wearable devices, in supporting people living with dementia; and what steps they are taking to ensure those technologies are safe, effective and accessible while maintaining standards of data protection and patient care.
Cabinet Office
Public Sector: Procurement To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of public sector procurement in supporting the growth of UK-based AI companies, and (2) the impact of that procurement on the development of domestic technology capabilities.
Questions Asked 24 March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Inward Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support international competitiveness, inward investment and the development of AI infrastructure in the UK.
Home Office
Stalking and Harassment: Chatbots To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI chatbot systems to facilitate stalking and harassment; and what steps they are taking to ensure that existing online safety, data protection and criminal law frameworks remain effective in addressing harms arising from the misuse of those technologies.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Generative AI: Search Engines To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for competition and market access of the integration of generative AI tools into search engines; and what steps they are taking to ensure fair access for content providers and smaller firms in digital markets.
Questions Asked 23 March 2026
HM Treasury
Banking: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increased adoption of AI tools on employment levels in the banking sector; and what steps they are taking to support skills development and the long-term resilience of the financial services labour market.
Cabinet Office
Public Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the safety, reliability and accountability of AI systems deployed by public services; and what steps they are taking to ensure that appropriate safeguards, testing standards and oversight mechanisms are in place.
Department for Transport
Vehicles: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the integration of voice-activated AI systems in consumer vehicles; and what steps they are taking to ensure that regulatory frameworks relating to safety, data protection and consumer protection are effective.
Questions Asked 19 March 2026
HM Treasury
Pensions: Fintech Investment Platforms HL15783 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of fintech investment platforms on competition, costs and investment choice in the self-invested personal pension market; and what steps they are taking to support innovation in digital pension products while maintaining appropriate regulatory safeguards.
HM Treasury
Fintech: Accelerator Programmes HL15784 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact and role of accelerator and innovation programmes that support the growth of early-stage financial technology firms.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fashion Industry: Artificial Intelligence HL15785 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI in the fashion industry to reduce unsold inventory and improve supply chain efficiency; and what support is available to retailers to adopt such technology to enhance productivity and sustainability.
Questions Asked 18 March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Research HL15730 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support UK researchers in the use of artificial intelligence, including measures to promote oversight and reproducibility.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Hospitality Sector: AI and Data Security HL15731 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of data security risks associated with the adoption of artificial intelligence systems by small and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality sector; and what guidance they have issued about the safe deployment of those systems.
HM Treasury
Fintech: Revolut Banking Licence HL15732 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Revolut being granted a banking licence on regulation and competitiveness in the fintech sector.
Questions Asked 17 March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure Investment HL15686 To ask His Majesty’s Government what processes are in place to verify investment claims associated with large-scale AI infrastructure projects in the UK, and what steps they are taking to ensure transparency and accountability in the reporting of such investments.
Cabinet Office
Public Procurement: Artificial Intelligence HL15687 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which public procurement frameworks allow the National Health Service and the Ministry of Defence to support the development and adoption of AI technologies produced by UK-based companies.
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Centres: Artificial Intelligence HL15688 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of AI tools on the UK’s outsourcing and contact-centre sector, including the use of AI-driven customer-service systems, and what implications this may have for employment patterns and skills demand in the sector.
Questions Asked 16 March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Large Language Models: Government Enquiries To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of large language models in supporting Government departments to respond to enquiries from members of the public.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Film and Television Sector: Workforce Sustainability To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the workforce in the United Kingdom’s film and television production sector.
HM Treasury
Digital Payments: Buy Now Pay Later To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks associated with the expansion of buy-now-pay-later lending through digital wallets and online marketplaces, and how the new regulatory framework will ensure effective affordability checks and consumer protection.
Questions Asked 12 March 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Devices: CE-marking To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of proposals to indefinitely recognise CE-marked medical devices on the availability of medical technologies in the UK.
Department of Health and Social Care
Addiction Services: Digital Technologies To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of digital technologies in supporting treatment and recovery services for people experiencing drug and alcohol addiction.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of artificial intelligence tools by consumers when making mortgage and other financial product decisions, and (2) the implications of that use for consumer protection.
Questions Asked 11 March 2026
HM Treasury
Public Sector: Financial Management To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of financial data by departments to support strategic decision-making and value-for-money assessments; and what steps they are taking to strengthen financial management capability in the public sector.
Department for Business and Trade
SMEs: E-commerce and AI To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of AI tools integrated in e-commerce platforms in supporting productivity growth of small and medium-sized enterprises; and what impact that assessment has on their strategy for digital adoption by UK businesses.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Breast Screening and AI To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of AI tools in supporting radiologists and improving diagnostic capacity in the NHS breast screening programme.
Questions Asked 10 March 2026
HM Treasury
Retail Payments Market: Competition To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of competition within the UK’s retail payments market, particularly in relation to international card schemes, and what steps they are taking to support the development of competitive domestic payment infrastructure.
Department for Business and Trade
Digital Assets: Employment and Taxation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for employment law, taxation and consumer protection of workers being paid in stablecoins or other digital assets.
HM Treasury
Fintech: SME Finance To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of fintech lending platforms to improving access to working capital for small and medium-sized enterprises, and how this assessment informs their wider strategy to support SME finance and competition in business lending markets.
Questions Asked 09 March 2026
HM Treasury
Pensions: Generative AI To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of generative AI tools by consumers for pension planning and investment decision-making; and what steps they are taking to ensure that appropriate consumer protections and regulatory safeguards are in place.
Department of Health and Social Care
Adult Social Care: Assistive Technologies To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI and assistive technologies in adult social care and elderly support services, in particular its impact on improving independence and quality of life for older people.
HM Treasury
SMEs: Development Finance To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of publicly-backed development finance institutions in supporting access to growth capital for small and medium-sized enterprises; and what steps they are taking to encourage collaboration between those institutions and commercial lenders to support regional economic development.
Questions Asked 05 March 2026
Department for Education
Financial Services: Skills and Automation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of digitalisation and automation on recruitment patters in the UK financial services sector; and what steps they are taking to ensure that higher education and professional training pathways meet changing skills demand.
Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Generative AI Guidance To ask His Majesty’s Government what guidance they have issued to civil servants about the use of generative AI tools in drafting policy advice and official correspondence; and what measures are in place to ensure accuracy and data security.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Robotics: AI Deployment Framework To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the deployment of AI systems in robotics and machinery; and what plans they have to introduce frameworks to regulate that deployment.
Questions Asked 04 March 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Recruitment: Algorithmic Bias To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools in recruitment processes, including automated screening systems; and what guidance or regulatory frameworks are in place to prevent algorithmic bias and promote fair access to employment opportunities.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Autonomous AI To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cybersecurity risks arising from the deployment of advanced or autonomous AI systems with significant access to the data of businesses and public sector organisations.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
International AI Safety To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s role in international AI safety governance; and what steps they are taking to strengthen the capacity, resources and global partnerships of the AI Security Institute to support international standards setting and risk evaluation.
Questions Asked 03 March 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Professional Services: AI Productivity To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution of AI to productivity growth in the UK, particularly in professional services; and what steps they are taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are able to adopt AI tools to increase productivity.
Department for Work and Pensions
Labour Market: AI Displacement To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have of the potential labour market impacts of AI-related displacement of staff; what consideration they have given to transitional income support or retraining mechanisms to assist affected workers; and what assessment they have made of the fiscal and productivity impacts of those measures.
Cabinet Office
Public Sector: AI Data Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the data protection and confidentiality risks of the deployment of generative AI workplace tools in public sector bodies; and what guidance they have issued regarding the use of those tools in environments handling sensitive or personal data, including NHS organisations.
Questions Asked 02 March 2026
Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Vehicle Autonomy To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of advances in AI and vehicle autonomy on the UK motor insurance market.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
International Cooperation: AI Strategy To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of international cooperation to the delivery of the UK’s AI strategy; and what steps they are taking to strengthen bilateral and multilateral partnerships to promote responsible AI development and economic competitiveness.
Department for Business and Trade
SMEs: AI Adoption To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of AI adoption on the productivity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and what steps they are taking to support the responsible uptake of AI tools by SMEs.
Questions Asked 26 February 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Intelligence: Healthcare To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence technologies by hospice and palliative care providers; and what safeguards are in place to ensure that those technologies maintain patient safety, data protection and equitable access to high-quality end of life care.
HM Treasury
Financial Markets: Private Securities To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the launch of the London Stock Exchange’s private securities market under the private intermittent securities and capital exchange system framework; and what assessment they have made of the impact of that market on UK capital formation for high-growth technology businesses.
HM Treasury
Digital Payments: Buy Now Pay Later To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the integration of buy now pay later services into digital payment platforms; and what steps they are taking to ensure that consumer credit regulation and affordability safeguards remain effective for the use of those services.
HM Treasury
Public Spending To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase capability, transparency and value for money in public sector expenditure.
Questions Asked 25 February 2026
Home Office
Artificial Intelligence: Policing To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI by police forces, including facial recognition and predictive systems; and what measures are in place to ensure that those systems are subject to appropriate oversight.
HM Treasury
Financial Markets: Tokenised Collateral To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work to fit tokenised collateral into existing financial market regulation frameworks; and what discussions they are having with the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England about ensuring those frameworks support innovation and financial stability.
Questions Asked 24 February 2026
Ministry of Justice
Employment Tribunals: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of whether the use of generative AI tools for drafting by claimants is a contributing factor to the increase in employment tribunal cases; and what steps they are taking to ensure that employment tribunal processes are efficient and resilient.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Digital Infrastructure: Net Zero To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that energy system planning, infrastructure investment and net zero commitments are taken into consideration as part of the expansion of digital infrastructure.
Department for Business and Trade
Productivity: Digital Technology To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of adoption of digital and information technologies by businesses on productivity growth in the UK economy; and what steps they are taking to support the adoption of artificial intelligence to improve productivity.
Questions Asked 23 February 2026
Department for Education
Artificial Intelligence: Schools To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that AI tools are deployed safely in schools under the expansion of the EdTech Testbeds pilot programme.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI tools by NHS hospitals to support clinical documentation, including real-time note-taking systems; and what safeguards are in place to ensure that those tools maintain accuracy, patient safety and data protection.
Cabinet Office
Gov.uk Chat To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of Gov.uk Chat in providing accurate information about public services; and what safeguards they plan to put in place to ensure that AI-driven responses to queries about public services are reliable and clear.
Questions Asked 12 February 2026
Department for Education
Digital Skills To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to (1) support access to computing and AI education for schoolchildren, and (2) address disparities in digital literacy across England.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Safety To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the development of UK-based startups focused on AI safety and governance technologies; and what steps they are taking to support innovation in AI assurance and security.
HM Treasury
Small Businesses: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of financial services firms in promoting the adoption of AI tools among UK small and medium-sized enterprises; and how this is being considered in government policy on SME digitalisation.
Department for Work and Pensions
Recruitment: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of AI in recruitment processes does not lead to unfair exclusion, bias, or reduced transparency for job applicants.
Questions Asked 11 February 2026
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they are considering to support the responsible deployment of AI across UK financial services.
HM Treasury
Fintech Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent trends in UK tech and fintech investment, and how this is informing their strategy to maintain competitiveness in emerging financial technologies.
HM Treasury
Banking: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the increased use of AI to drive cost efficiencies in banking for financial stability, competition and consumer outcomes in the financial services sector.
Questions Asked 10 February 2026
HM Treasury
Payments: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential use of AI in bank payment systems to prevent fraud; and what steps they are taking to ensure that safeguards and consumer protections are effective for the deployment of AI in payment systems.
HM Treasury
Retail Financial Markets To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that regulation of retail financial markets remains effective as AI adoption in fintech increases.
Questions Asked 9 February 2026
Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: Governance To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks posed by the deployment of autonomous AI agents by businesses, in particular for governance, security and data protection; and what steps they are taking to mitigate those risks.
Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: Safety To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that AI governance and safety frameworks remain effective as AI systems develop in autonomy and complexity.
HM Treasury
Consumer Finance: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure regulatory frameworks on the use of AI in consumer financial services protect users and support innovation.
Questions Asked 5 February 2026
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Networks: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of artificial intelligence and smart data technologies in modernising energy networks and forecasting operational capacity; and how this assessment informs policy on national energy resilience and industrial competitiveness.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence Strategy To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the AI-Driven Innovation Centre, announced at the World Economic Forum in January, aligns with the UK’s artificial intelligence strategy and wider policy objectives.
HM Treasury
Financial Markets To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent volatility in the share price of software and data companies and the implications of this volatility in terms of market transparency, disclosure practices, and investor protection.
Questions Asked 4 February 2026
HM Treasury
Fintech: Automation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increased automation and AI-driven financial workflows on the fintech sector; and what policy measures they are considering to support the UK’s competitiveness in the digital economy.
Department for Transport
Autonomous Vehicles To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of plans to introduce fully autonomous taxi services in London by late 2026; and how regulatory, safety and workforce issues relating to autonomous vehicles are being addressed.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Sector: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the deployment of AI technologies in the energy sector, for example in smart grids, fusion research and wider energy transition efforts.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of external industry expertise to support innovation in UK financial services through the appointment of AI Champions in the Treasury; and how this fits within their policy on the safe and responsible use of AI.
Questions Asked 3 February 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of cybersecurity legislation for AI-associated cyber threats; and what steps they are taking to improve legislation to address those threats.
Department for Business and Trade
Technology Sector To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increase in technology company incorporations in the UK in 2025; and what impact that increase is having on their policies for regional economic development and tech entrepreneurship.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Patient Safety To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the quality of surgical outcome data collected by NHS trusts; and what steps they are taking to support NHS trusts to use that data to improve patient safety.
Questions Asked 2 February 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Computing Capacity To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve access to AI computing capacity for UK researchers, start-ups and businesses to support innovation, economic growth and international competitiveness.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the responsible adoption of AI by UK financial services firms; and what assessment they have made of the impact of AI use by those firms on productivity, service delivery and competitiveness.
Questions Asked 29 January 2026
HM Treasury
Financial Wellbeing To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of workplace financial wellbeing companies on financial inclusion.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Labour Market To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of AI adoption in the UK on the labour market, and what plans they have to support workers affected by technological change.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Growth To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the 85 per cent increase in AI companies in the UK between 2023 and 2025, and what steps they are taking to support sustainable and regionally balanced growth in the AI sector.
Questions Asked 28 January 2026
Cabinet Office
Cybersecurity To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support UK companies to improve cybersecurity.
Cabinet Office
Gov.uk: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that partnerships with AI companies to develop pilot tools for Gov.uk services deliver benefits for users while protecting data privacy.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Financial Guidance To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the regulatory and consumer protection implications of the use of AI as financial guidance tools, and what safeguards they are putting in place to protect consumers.
Questions Asked 27 January 2026
Ministry of Justice
Artificial Intelligence: Professional Services To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the expansion of agentic AI tools in UK legal and professional services, and how this is informing policy on (1) innovation, (2) professional standards and (3) ethical AI use.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Financial Services Skills To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reported growth in demand for ethical AI and technology skills in UK financial services, and how this is informing (1) workforce policy and (2) regulatory policy.
Cabinet Office
Public Sector Data To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to make nationally owned public-sector data available for ethical and secure use in AI development to support innovation and public service delivery.
Questions Asked 26 January 2026
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that future decisions on AI infrastructure development are supported by adequate environmental assessment and community engagement, in the light of recent legal challenges to major projects.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Online Platforms: Data Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that online platforms operating in the UK comply with data access and privacy requirements, in light of recent regulatory scrutiny of messaging services.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent high-value acquisitions involving UK AI companies, and what policies they are pursuing to support domestic AI innovation, investment and the scaling of high-growth firms.
Questions Asked 22 January 2026
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Financial Regulation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of UK financial oversight arrangements in the context of the rapid adoption of AI tools by banks and insurers, and what the implications are for consumer protection and financial stability.
Department for Business and Trade
Industrial Competitiveness To ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to support industrial competitiveness and manage price pressures.
Cabinet Office
Digital Identity To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for employers and workers of the removal of the mandatory element from their plans for digital identification.
Questions Asked 21 January 2026
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Stress Testing To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to work with financial regulators to develop the use of AI-specific stress testing in financial services.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Financial Stability To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks to consumers and financial stability of the current regulatory approaches to AI in financial services.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Skills To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support digital skills and technology investment to enable productivity improvements from AI across the UK economy.
Questions Asked 20 January 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Technology Firms: Stock Exchange To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support and retain high-growth UK technology firms seeking to list on the London Stock Exchange.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Copyright: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to balance AI innovation with copyright protection for UK creators when reviewing copyright rules.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI forecasting tools by NHS trusts to manage demand for and waiting times in accident and emergency, and how the use of that AI is informing wider NHS digital transformation policy.
Questions Asked 19 January 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what impact the increase in foreign direct investment in the UK has on their policy for artificial intelligence innovation.
Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: Public Services To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safe, transparent and accountable use of AI in public services under the partnership with Google DeepMind, in particular in regard to (1) the automated materials science laboratory and (2) collaboration with the AI Security Institute.
HM Treasury
Venture Capital To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent trends in venture capital investment and scale-up financing in the UK technology sector, and how those trends are informing policy to support fintech and AI innovation.
Questions Asked 15 January 2026
HM Treasury
Stablecoins To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of global trends in stablecoin settlement, and the implications for UK fintech regulation and financial infrastructure.
Department for Work and Pensions
Jobseekers: Data Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect jobseekers’ personal data following reports that fake job adverts and AI-led interview tools are being used to harvest applicants’ personal information.
HM Treasury
Private Markets To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks to private credit and financial stability of the growth of private markets.
Questions Asked 14 January 2026
HM Treasury
Fintech: Consolidation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of consolidation trends in the fintech sector, and what steps they will take to support UK-based fintech firms in maintaining global competitiveness.
HM Treasury
Stablecoins: Banking To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of investments by UK banks in stablecoin settlement companies on the UK’s competitiveness as a global fintech hub.
HM Treasury
Financial Regulation: International Cooperation To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to facilitate collaboration between UK financial regulators and international regulatory authorities to maintain the City of London’s competitiveness in fintech innovation.
Questions Asked 13 January 2026
HM Treasury
Fintech Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ranking by Innovate Finance of the UK as second globally for fintech investment in 2025, and what impact that ranking has on their strategy to support fintech growth and international competitiveness.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Skills To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support advanced AI roles and specialist technology skills in the UK financial services labour market.
HM Treasury
Fintech: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the levels of AI adoption among UK fintech firms, and what steps they are taking to ensure that AI and fintech regulation remains proportionate and supportive of innovation.
Questions Asked 12 January 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Acquisition To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the UK artificial intelligence sector following the acquisition of the British AI start-up Faculty by Accenture, including plans to retain and grow high-skill AI jobs domestically.
HM Treasury
Fintech Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recently reported level of UK fintech investment of £2.6 billion in 2025, and how this informs their approach to fintech regulatory and market policy.
HM Treasury
Generative AI: Financial Services To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by UK Finance published in January 2025, Generative AI in Action: Opportunities & Risk Management in Financial Services, in regard to the financial services sector’s ability to harness generative AI, and how this informs their workforce and regulatory priorities for the sector in 2026.
Questions Asked 8 January 2026
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Banking To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for (1) consumer protection and (2) financial stability of emerging customer-facing trials of agentic AI systems in the UK banking sector.
HM Treasury
Tokenised Deposits To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for regulatory oversight of fintech innovation arising from developments in blockchain-based programmable deposit tokenisation in UK banks.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Acquisition To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the acquisition of the UK-based AI start-up Faculty by Accenture for the UK’s broader strategy to support domestic AI innovation and retain high-growth AI companies in Britain.
Questions Asked 7 January 2026
HM Treasury
Capital Markets To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent trends in UK equity fund outflows and changes in investor asset allocation, and the implications for UK capital markets and investment.
HM Treasury
Mortgage Market To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of tokenised deposits and smart contracts on the mortgage market, including use in conveyancing, remortgaging and the reduction of intermediaries and transaction delays.
HM Treasury
Cryptoassets: Tax Compliance To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen oversight of cryptoasset tax compliance, including measures to improve reporting, enforcement and consumer protection in the UK crypto market.
Questions Asked 6 January 2026
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, if any, to support the use of AI-enabled appointment and scheduling tools in the NHS.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Labour Market To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of AI on the labour market, and how that assessment informs their policies on training, skills and labour market resilience.
HM Treasury
Financial Services Start-ups To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to implement the provisional licences authorisation scheme for financial services start-ups, and how they plan to ensure that that scheme balances provisional authorisation with consumer and market safeguards.
Questions Asked 5 January 2026
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that businesses planning AI investment can access appropriate digital infrastructure and skills training.
HM Treasury
Initial Public Offerings To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent of the participation of the UK’s software and technology sectors in initial public offerings and its implications for the UK’s fintech ecosystem.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Banking Infrastructure To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support banks to overcome barriers to the adoption of advanced fintech and artificial intelligence systems such as outdated information technology infrastructure.
Questions Asked 18 December 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Intelligence: Mental Health To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that a third of UK citizens have used AI chatbots for emotional support or social interaction and the implications for safeguarding and mental health policy frameworks.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Banking To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the adoption of agentic AI systems by banks is aligned with existing financial services consumer protections and regulatory standards.
HM Treasury
Inflation and Economic Growth To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent economic analysis concerning the UK’s inflation outlook and associated risks to economic growth; and how this is being factored into fiscal and economic planning.
Questions Asked 17 December 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data Protection: Post Office To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s finding not to fine the Post Office £1 million for a data breach involving Horizon victims’ data.
Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: Public Authorities To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that AI-based systems used by public authorities comply with legal standards and protect citizens’ rights.
Department for Education
Erasmus+ Programme To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support UK universities and employers in maximising the benefits of the UK’s return to the Erasmus+ student exchange programme, particularly in relation to skills and labour mobility.
Questions Asked 16 December 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Political Misinformation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the scale and impact of AI-generated political misinformation on online platforms; and what steps they are taking to safeguard democratic processes.
Department for Business and Trade
US–UK Technology Cooperation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reported suspension of the US-UK Technology Prosperity Deal; and what impact this has on US-UK collaboration on artificial intelligence and advanced technologies.
Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Young People To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rise in the UK unemployment rate to 5.1 per cent between August and October 2025; and what steps they are taking to support employment opportunities for young people.
Questions Asked 15 December 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Winter Pressures To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of pressures facing the NHS from a surge in flu cases and staff shortages this winter, in the context of maintaining safe patient care standards.
Ministry of Justice
Artificial Intelligence: Courts To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence tools within the courts of England and Wales, and what guidance or safeguards are in place to ensure judicial independence, accuracy and transparency.
Department of Health and Social Care
Industrial Action: NHS To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of resident doctors’ industrial action on NHS capacity and patient safety during the winter period.
Questions Asked 11 December 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Google DeepMind To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure robust governance, safety evaluation and transparency in their announced partnership with Google DeepMind, including the planned automated science laboratory and access to its AI models for public services.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Recruitment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk that the use of AI tools by employers to research job candidates may introduce misinformation and increase the likelihood of unlawful discrimination in recruitment.
Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Intelligence: Health Misinformation To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the use of AI deepfake videos impersonating doctors to spread health misinformation on social media platforms.
Questions Asked 10 December 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Online Fraud To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address reports of search engines using artificial intelligence being manipulated to direct consumers to fraudulent customer service phone numbers.
Home Office
Live Facial Recognition To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any use of live facial recognition cameras by law enforcement bodies is subject to clear safeguards to protect privacy and human rights.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the copyright and transparency implications of major booksellers selling fiction generated by artificial intelligence systems.
Questions Asked 09 December 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Intelligence: NHS Data To ask His Majesty’s Government what safeguards and governance arrangements are in place for NHS patient data when accessed or processed by artificial intelligence systems.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Bills To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on household energy bills of the £28 billion electricity and gas infrastructure investment approved by Ofgem over the next five years.
HM Treasury
Blockchain and Mortgages To ask His Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure consumer protection and regulatory compliance in blockchain and AI-enabled tokenised deposit models in the home-buying and mortgage markets.
Questions Asked 08 December 2025
HM Treasury
Individual Savings Accounts To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to define ‘cash-like investments’ in stocks and shares Individual Savings Accounts, and how charges on cash holdings in those accounts will be applied.
Department for Business and Trade
Taxation and Employment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of tax and regulatory changes for businesses on employment levels.
Department for Transport
Artificial Intelligence: Rail Safety To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the cancellation of trains in response to an AI-generated image appearing to show damage to a bridge in Lancaster, what steps they are taking to respond to and prevent the suspension of rail services as a result of AI-generated images.
Questions Asked 04 December 2025
HM Treasury
OECD Economic Outlook To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Economic Outlook for the United Kingdom, published on 2 December.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer Screening To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the draft prostate cancer screening recommendation by the National Screening Committee.
Home Office
Ransomware Payments To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to exemptions to the proposed ban on ransomware payments for operators of critical national infrastructure.
Questions Asked 03 December 2025
HM Treasury
Public Spending Forecasts To ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the level of (1) welfare spending, (2) tax receipt growth, and (3) day-to-day public services spending, in 2029–30.
HM Treasury
Treasury Bills To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of expanding the Treasury bill market on refinancing risk exposure.
HM Treasury
Taxation: Investment Income To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing taxes on dividend income, savings income and salary sacrifice pension contributions on tax receipts and the number of taxpayers in each tax band.
Questions Asked 02 December 2025
HM Treasury
Business Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the estimate by the Office for Budget Responsibility that business investment may decline in 2026.
HM Treasury
Financial Stability and Equity Markets To ask His Majesty’s Government, with regard to the report by the Office for Budget Responsibility, Economic and fiscal outlook, published on 26 November, what assessment they have made of the risks of elevated global equity valuations driven in part by AI technology stocks to the economy.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Artificial Intelligence: Planning System To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence to generate planning objections to energy infrastructure proposals, and the implications for the operation of the planning system.
Questions Asked 01 December 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Data Research Service To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with commercial users about pricing arrangements for access to datasets through the Health Data Research Service.
Department for Business and Trade
Business Rates Relief To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to retail, hospitality and leisure relief announced in the Budget 2025 on small businesses.
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Council Tax To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of the introduction of the high level council tax surcharge on the number of valuation challenges to the Valuations Office Agency.
Questions Asked 27 November 2025
HM Treasury
Income Tax Thresholds To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the extension of the income tax threshold freeze on the number of people paying income tax, in particular the number of higher rate and additional rate taxpayers.
HM Treasury
Salary Sacrifice Pensions To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the £2,000 cap on national insurance-free salary sacrifice pension contributions on costs for (1) employees, and (2) employers.
Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Intelligence: Mental Health Tools To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assess the clinical safety and cost effectiveness of AI mental health tools funded and used by the NHS.
Questions Asked 26 November 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Productivity To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage professional services firms to adopt artificial intelligence productivity tools.
Department of Health and Social Care
Community Diagnostics To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of expanding community-based diagnostic and treatment services to reduce pressure on hospital capacity.
Department for Work and Pensions
Pensioner Living Standards To ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of pensioners whose incomes will be below the minimum retirement living standard in 2040.
Department for Work and Pensions
Artificial Intelligence and Employment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of employers adopting AI systems on the labour market, and what steps they are taking to ensure workers are equipped with the skills required by the labour market.
Department for Business and Trade
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of rising input costs, labour costs and taxes on small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK.
Questions Asked 25 November 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AI Growth Zones To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to support job creation and infrastructure development in the AI Growth Zone in South Wales.
HM Treasury
Banking Technology To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of legacy IT infrastructure on the ability of UK banks to adopt new financial technology and AI systems.
Questions Asked 24 November 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Small Retailers: Business Confidence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings in the SumUp UK Business Confidence Report 2025, and the implications of those findings for policies relating to the cost pressures faced by small and independent retailers.
HM Treasury
Fintech Sector: Business Confidence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the confidence of financial technology company founders in the UK economy.
Questions Asked 20 November 2025
HM Treasury
Fintech: Business Growth To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage UK fintech founders to retain and expand their companies in the UK, including through targeted tax and regulatory incentives.
HM Treasury
Inflation and Cost of Living To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that UK inflation slowed to 3.6 per cent in October, and what are the implications for policies aimed at reducing cost-of-living pressures for households and businesses.
Questions Asked 19 November 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Children’s Products: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the regulatory requirements applying to AI-enabled toys for children.
Department for Education
Children: Artificial Intelligence Safety To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that children are using artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice, in particular with regard to online safety and child protection.
Department of Health and Social Care
Disability: Assistive Technologies To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop accessibility standards for AI-enabled assistive communication technologies used by people with disabilities.
Questions Asked 18 November 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Workplaces: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop a regulatory framework to ensure that workplace use of artificial intelligence tools complies with UK employment and data-protection law.
Department for Work and Pensions
Labour Market: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of artificial intelligence tools on employment levels, considering the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development Labour Market Outlook report published 10 November which stated 17% of UK employers expect to reduce their workforce due to artificial intelligence tools in the coming year.
HM Treasury
Consumers: AI Financial Advice To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the risk to consumers using AI chatbots for financial advice, following the consumer study findings from Which? stating such tools provided inaccurate financial advice.
Questions Asked 17 November 2025
HM Treasury
Tax and Residency To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to review tax and residency rules, following reports of UK technology founders relocating overseas.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: AI Regulation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of international policy cooperation on regulating artificial intelligence in financial services; and whether they plan to develop further UK policy in this area.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Data Quality To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve data quality standards in financial services to ensure the reliable use of artificial intelligence in regulatory compliance.
Questions Asked 12 November 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Compliance To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to monitor the compliance of artificial intelligence systems deployed in the UK with standards on privacy, transparency and non-discrimination.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AI Start-ups To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the development of UK-based autonomous and agentic artificial intelligence start-ups, particularly in regard to partnerships and infrastructure.
Home Office
Child Protection: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to work with technology companies and child safety agencies on regulatory frameworks for detecting child protection risks in artificial intelligence systems.
Questions Asked 11 November 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care Workforce To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to expand training, support and retention initiatives for healthcare professionals delivering palliative and end-of-life care.
HM Treasury
Financial Stability: AI Valuations To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks to financial stability arising from increased equity valuations linked to artificial-intelligence companies.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025 finding that over 40 per cent of UK businesses experienced a breach or attack in the past 12 months.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the decision of the High Court in Getty Images v Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) on copyright and innovation policy, in particular in relation to the use of copyrighted materials to train AI models.
Questions Asked 10 November 2025
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Planning System: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence to generate objections to planning applications.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking with industry partners to develop innovation funding and training programmes for the use of generative artificial intelligence in the video games sector.
Questions Asked 05 November 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Video Games To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support collaboration between artificial intelligence researchers and video game developers to increase innovation and high-skilled employment.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Financial Stability To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of artificial intelligence by financial services for financial decision-making processes, such as underwriting and credit pricing, on UK financial stability.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Personal Finance To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of consumer protection for those using AI tools for personal finance purposes, in particular in regard to protection from data misuse, inaccurate advice and fraud.
Questions Asked 04 November 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Intelligence: Wearable Devices To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential use of wearable health device data and artificial intelligence to support early detection of heart damage in NHS patients.
Department for Business and Trade
Robotics and Automation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for robotics and automation to offset the projected reduction in the labour force caused by population aging.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Artificial Intelligence: News Media To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence in news production and distribution complies with regulated media standards.
Questions Asked 03 November 2025
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Financial Cybersecurity To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen data privacy and cybersecurity standards for artificial intelligence tools used in financial services.
Department for Business and Trade
Fintech Investment To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote fintech investment and skills development in regions outside London.
HM Treasury
Artificial Intelligence: Scam Detection To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that AI-powered scam-detection tools used by UK financial institutions comply with data-protection and cybersecurity regulations.
Questions Asked 31 October 2025
Ministry of Defence
Defence Procurement To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Ministry of Defence contractors that use alternative finance providers, including fintech lenders, meet procurement and financial resilience requirements.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: SME Training To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support access to training in artificial intelligence tools for employees of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Questions Asked 30 October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Alan Turing Institute To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Alan Turing Institute’s new cyber-defence programme does not impact funding of its non-defence AI research.
Questions Asked 29 October 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Fintech Sector To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the fintech sector, following reports that British firms secured half of the top 10 European fintech investment deals in the third quarter of 2025.
Department for Business and Trade
Digital Markets Regulation To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enforce the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 to prevent anti-competitive practices by major digital platforms.
HM Treasury
Tokenised Investment Funds To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that asset managers issuing tokenised investment funds implement robust cybersecurity measures.
Questions Asked 28 October 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Hospice Care Access To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure equitable access to hospice and palliative care services for regions in England.
Department of Health and Social Care
Hospice Funding To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure hospices are adequately funded.
Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: Civil Service To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to monitor the accuracy and effectiveness of AI systems used by the Civil Service.
Questions Asked 27 October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AI Regulatory Sandbox To ask His Majesty’s Government what cybersecurity safeguards and oversight mechanisms are in place to protect online data and systems during regulatory-relaxation periods under the UK’s “AI sandbox” testing framework.
Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care Services To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the NHS provides sufficient and timely palliative care services for terminally ill patients, including increasing staff, beds, and funding, to meet national demand.
Department of Health and Social Care
Assisted Dying Bill To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Assisted Dying Bill does not inadvertently encourage assisted dying as a cost-saving measure in the healthcare system.
Questions Asked 23 October 2025
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
AI Data Centres: Planning To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce planning restrictions on the construction of AI data centres.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
AI Data Centres: Energy To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that construction of AI data centres is compatible with energy infrastructure capacity and statutory environmental targets.
HM Treasury
Borrowing Costs To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to incorporate the recent fall in government borrowing costs into fiscal planning.
HM Treasury
National Insurance: LLPs To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the impact of charging National Insurance to limited liability partnerships on the number of such firms relocating abroad or restructuring as companies.
Questions Asked 22 October 2025
Home Office
Artificial Intelligence: National Security To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the warnings by the Director General of MI5 concerning autonomous artificial intelligence risks, and what role the Home Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are taking to mitigate autonomous AI threats to national security.
HM Treasury
Financial Stability To ask His Majesty’s Government what contingency plans are in place for UK financial stability, in light of the Bank of England’s warning that markets are at risk of a sharp correction tied to artificial intelligence valuations and geopolitical uncertainty.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and HM Treasury are taking to support artificial intelligence infrastructure development, including data and development talent, as part of the red tape reduction pledges.
Questions Asked 21 October 2025
Department for Education
University Tuition Fees To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of linking university tuition fees to inflation on access to higher education and student debt levels.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to implement the newly published blueprint for artificial intelligence regulation, including the creation of AI Growth Labs and sector-specific regulatory sandboxes.
Questions Asked 20 October 2025
HM Treasury
Public Debt To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK’s fiscal framework remains sustainable, in view of the International Monetary Fund’s warning that UK public debt may exceed 100 per cent of GDP by 2029.
Home Office
Skilled Workers: Visas To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK remains competitive in global technology talent, in the light of proposed changes to settlement rules for high-skilled visa holders.
HM Treasury
Sterling 20 Initiative To ask His Majesty’s Government what is the potential of the Sterling 20 investment initiative to support infrastructure and high-growth sectors, and what role the Treasury will play in overseeing its deployment.
Questions Asked 16 October 2025
HM Treasury
Cryptoassets: Regulation To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the United Kingdom’s regulatory framework for cryptoassets to address risks arising from inconsistent international regulation.
Department for Transport
Autonomous Vehicles To ask His Majesty’s Government what regulatory oversight they are developing for autonomous vehicle artificial intelligence, in the light of Waymo’s plan to launch driverless taxis in London next year.
HM Treasury
Financial Regulation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Bank of England’s updated remuneration rules on financial regulation and market stability.
HM Treasury
Tokenised Funds To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enable the adoption of tokenised funds using public blockchains while safeguarding against financial crime and systemic risk.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Workplace Use To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in workplaces, including chatbots and content-generation systems, is limited to technologies compliant with cybersecurity and data protection regulations.
Questions Asked 15 October 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official Statistics To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enhance data accuracy and accountability in the Office for National Statistics.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Medicines To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the long-term fiscal implications of the updated NHS commercial framework for new medicines.
HM Treasury
City of London To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their partnership with the World Bank on the position of the City of London as a global financial centre.
Questions Asked 14 October 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to update cybersecurity policies to reduce cyberattacks on companies and organisations.
Questions Asked 13 October 2025
HM Treasury
Financial Technology: Regulation To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to update financial technology regulations.
HM Treasury
Financial Technology: Consumer Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that financial technology regulatory reforms, including access for non-bank payment providers to payment infrastructure, maintain consumer protection and market transparency.
HM Treasury
UK–India Financial Cooperation To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the UK–India investment agreements announced on 9 October, what cybersecurity policies are in place to protect cross-border digital financial transactions and financial technology cooperation between the United Kingdom and India.
Questions Asked 18 September 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Artificial Intelligence: Energy Infrastructure To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure energy and planning infrastructure can support large-scale artificial intelligence compute deployments without undermining commitments to clean energy and lowering energy costs.
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen employment opportunities in sectors experiencing the sharpest decline in job opportunities.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence Growth Zone To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Artificial Intelligence Growth Zone in north-east England delivers over 5,000 skilled jobs and attracts the forecasted £30 billion in private investment.
Questions Asked 17 September 2025
HM Treasury
Inflation To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce inflation.
HM Treasury
Cryptoassets: Consumer Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure consumer protection under the Financial Conduct Authority’s plans to exempt cryptoasset providers from some traditional financial rules.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence Capacity To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of multinational companies in the United Kingdom’s artificial intelligence capacity, and what steps they are taking to balance the role of those companies with the development of UK-owned AI capacity.
Questions Asked 16 September 2025
HM Treasury
Government Borrowing To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Bank of England regarding proposals to slow the bond-selling plan to help reduce record UK government borrowing costs.
HM Treasury
Government Borrowing To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Bank of England regarding proposals to slow the bond-selling plan to help reduce UK government borrowing costs.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Employment Rights To ask His Majesty’s Government, with reference to clause 21 of the Employment Rights Bill, what steps they will take to ensure employers are legally accountable for content generated by artificial intelligence systems, including harassment.
Questions Asked 15 September 2025
HM Treasury
Digital Services Tax To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of reducing or removing the digital services tax.
Department for Business and Trade
Employee Monitoring To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of employee monitoring tools.
HM Treasury
VAT: Energy Bills To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of abolishing five per cent VAT on domestic energy bills, in particular on the cost of living for households.
Questions Asked 11 September 2025
Department for Transport
Railways: Cybersecurity To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen cybersecurity across the railway sector.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Bills To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that one million households are now falling behind with their energy bills.
HM Treasury
Property Taxation To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of potential reform of the property taxation system and the ability of any reform to make housing more affordable.
Cabinet Office
Economic Coordination To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the Prime Minister’s “Budget Board” will be able to improve economic coordination ahead of the November Budget.
Questions Asked 10 September 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Merger: Employment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the proposed merger of Anglo American and Teck Resources for jobs in the United Kingdom.
HM Treasury
Consumer Confidence To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports of dropping consumer confidence among people aged over 65.
Questions Asked 9 September 2025
HM Treasury
Financial Technology To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure fair access in the fintech sector following the selection of a provider, Etrading Software, for the United Kingdom’s first consolidated bond trading tape.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Industrial Strategy To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new Defence Industrial Strategy on supply chains and local economic growth.
Department for Education
Artificial Intelligence: Workforce To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop workforce and education strategies in response to the growth of AI-native businesses with minimal staff.
Questions Asked 8 September 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Employment To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of job losses as a result of artificial intelligence replacing content moderation and safety roles at tech firms in the United Kingdom.
Department for Education
Graduate Employment To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect graduate and entry-level jobs.
HM Treasury
Financial Technology To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that support for the growth of financial technology companies promotes innovation while safeguarding financial stability and fairness.
Questions Asked 4 September 2025
Cabinet Office
Artificial Intelligence: Civil Service To ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they plan to take to ensure the safety of agentic artificial intelligence that is used by the Civil Service.
Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health: Young People To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of video games designed to support the mental health of young people.
HM Treasury
Property Taxation To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to replacing stamp duty and council tax with a single property tax based on property value.
Department for Business and Trade
Artificial Intelligence: Workplace Ethics To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the fair and ethical use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, including the protection of workers’ rights and support for retraining.
Cabinet Office
Development Review To ask His Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the report on the outcome of the Development Review.
Questions Asked 3 September 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Stroke: Artificial Intelligence To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure equal regional access to artificial intelligence diagnostic software for stroke patients.
Questions Asked 2 September 2025
HM Treasury
Government Borrowing To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rise in long-term borrowing costs, and what steps they are taking to mitigate further growth of those costs.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Artificial Intelligence: Images To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce restrictions on the publication of AI-generated images of historic events.
HM Revenue & Customs
Capital Gains Tax To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to update HM Revenue & Customs technology to avoid the miscalculation of capital gains tax in the future.
Questions Asked 1 September 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Artificial Intelligence: Diagnostics To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to deploy artificial intelligence diagnostic tools to aid healthcare professionals.
HM Treasury
Stablecoins To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of stablecoins, and whether they plan to integrate stablecoins into the United Kingdom economy.
HM Treasury
Cost of Living To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the cost of living over the past four years, and what steps they are taking to ensure those costs are manageable.
Questions Asked 23 July 2025
Cabinet Office
Google Cloud: Data Protection To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Google’s “Data Boundary” solution; and what steps they are taking to protect the privacy of their data held on Google Cloud.
Cabinet Office
Public Transparency To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of public transparency measures concerning data access and supervision during the partnership with Google; and how they will report this to Parliament.
Cabinet Office
Civil Service Training To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that training provided to civil servants through the Google partnership includes guidance on artificial intelligence bias, data ethics and accountability.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Data Centres: Water Supply HL9858 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there are sufficient supplies of water given the increasing number of data centres being constructed; and what plans they have to require that, for every data centre constructed, water storage systems are built.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Civil Service: Technology HL9854 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure sufficient protections are in place to keep the public’s data private and secure following the announcement of partnerships between the Civil Service and technology companies.
Questions Asked 22 July 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Mental Health Services HL9785 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide mental health support to patients with prostate cancer during and after treatment.
Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Diagnosis HL9784 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential use of the supercomputer Isambard-AI in processing the medical scans of cancer patients.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Health Education HL9783 To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop a campaign to encourage high-risk groups of men to be checked for prostate cancer.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening HL9786 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the BARCODE 1 study on the early detection of prostate cancer using saliva samples to identify high-risk patients.
Questions Asked 21 July 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Genetics HL9718 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current eligibility guidelines of BRCA1 gene testing, and how testing allows early detection of heightened risk of prostate cancer.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Ethnic Groups HL9719 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the higher risk of prostate cancer in black men, and what steps they are taking to provide support to black men with a higher risk profile.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Surgery HL9717 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the use of surgical robotics in prostate cancer treatment.
Questions Asked 17 July 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Health Services HL9636 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cost of treating patients with prostate cancer that was not identified at an early stage; and what steps they are taking to improve early diagnosis.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening HL9639 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to use artificial intelligence in prostate cancer testing for more accurate diagnosis, and what assessment they have made of the case for establishing a national screening service for prostate cancer.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening HL9638 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how artificial intelligence can be used to analyse biopsy samples in patients with prostate cancer to help provide personalised treatment plans.
Department of Health and Social Care
Prostate Cancer: Screening HL9637 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how artificial intelligence could be used in the screening of prostate cancer; and whether they are currently investing in this technology.
Questions Asked 16 July 2025
HM Treasury
Inflation HL9571 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increase of the inflation rate to 3.6 per cent, and what steps they are taking to manage the effects on consumers.
Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses HL9569 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current level of confidence in the economy among small businesses; and how they plan to support small businesses.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Droughts and Floods: Artificial Intelligence HL9570 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how artificial intelligence could be used to protect against droughts and floods, particularly in relation to managing water storage systems.
Questions Asked 15 July 2025
Department for Education
Unemployment: Artificial Intelligence HL9526 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support workers to train in new sectors when facing unemployment due to artificial intelligence.
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Digital Technology HL9527 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial benefits of fintech companies to the London Stock Exchange, and what steps they are taking to encourage fintech companies to be based in London.
Questions Asked 14 July 2025
HM Treasury
Cryptocurrencies HL9454 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for issuing a central bank digital currency.
HM Treasury
Cryptoassets: Regulation HL9452 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to bring forward regulations regarding (1) investment in, and (2) management of, cryptocurrency assets.
Cabinet Office
Cybersecurity HL9453 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increase in cyberattacks by state actors, and what steps they are taking to protect against those attacks.
Questions Asked 10 July 2025
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Media: Artificial Intelligence HL9359 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks that artificial intelligence poses to independent media, and how AI affects the operation of independent media sites.
HM Treasury
Wealth: Taxation HL9358 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a potential wealth tax on the number of UK residents leaving the UK.
HM Treasury
Hospitality Industry: Employers’ Contributions HL9357 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the employment rate, particularly in the hospitality sector.
Questions Asked 09 July 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Government Departments: Cybersecurity HL9297 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the susceptibility of government digital systems to cyber attacks; and what steps they are taking to improve cyber security of those systems.
Department for Education
Artificial Intelligence: Education HL9295 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the school curriculum should include education on the use of artificial intelligence.
Department for Business and Trade
Import Duties: USA HL9296 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of United States tariffs on UK businesses, and what steps they are taking to reduce those impacts.
Questions Asked 08 July 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Toys and Games: Artificial Intelligence HL9247 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence chatbots in toys aimed at children; and what plans they have to introduce regulations governing the use of AI in such products.
Cabinet Office
Cost of Living: Age HL9248 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of changes in the age at which adults are able (1) to buy a house, (2) to have children and (3) to get married, due to the financial strain of these milestones.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Protection: Artificial Intelligence HL9246 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential of artificial intelligence to protect the environment through models that predict adverse weather conditions; and what plans they have to invest in the development of such technology.
Questions Asked 07 July 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Supply: Artificial Intelligence HL9205 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the artificial intelligence industry affects the stability of energy supplies.
Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Overseas Trade HL9204 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of trade finance regulations on small businesses.
Department of Health and Social Care
Tomography: Kingston Upon Hull HL9206 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence technology in MRI scans at NHS hospitals in Hull, and whether they plan to support wider adoption of that technology across all hospitals.
Questions Asked 03 July 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Employment HL9093 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of artificial intelligence on the job market.
Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Instalment Credit HL9094 To ask His Majesty’s Government, in regard to the BBC report about high prices that businesses can pay to rent phone equipment on lengthy finance deals, what assessment they have made of the impact of finance agreements on equipment, such as phones, on small businesses.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games HL9095 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to protect consumers from the practice of some video game companies that allows games to become unplayable after the development cycle has ended.
Questions Asked 02 July 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Disinformation HL9067 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Royal United Services Institute, Russia, AI and the Future of Disinformation Warfare, published on 30 June, which states that artificial intelligence is being used to spread disinformation.
HM Treasury
London Stock Exchange HL9065 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) companies leaving the London Stock Exchange, and (2) new companies listed on the stock market; and whether they intend to implement further incentives to encourage companies to be based in the UK.
Department of Health and Social Care
Doctors: Recruitment HL9066 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how implementing hiring quotas to encourage the recruitment and training of more British doctors will affect the hiring costs of the NHS.
Questions Asked 01 July 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government HL9021 To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to deliver the full version of the new Gov.uk mobile app; and how they anticipate that it will help people access different government services.
Department for Business and Trade
Service Industries: Artificial Intelligence HL9022 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of artificial intelligence technologies on the customer service sector; and what steps they are taking to support job security in the sector.
Department of Health and Social Care
Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence HL9020 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential use of artificial intelligence technologies in providing healthcare diagnostics without the involvement of doctors.
Questions Asked 30 June 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices HL8986 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s energy capacity to ensure that energy prices remain stable despite the increasing use of artificial intelligence.
Department for Business and Trade
Business: Employment HL8988 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage businesses to increase their hiring rates; and whether further support is needed to help businesses expand their workforce.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers HL8987 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s artificial intelligence skills gap; and whether they plan to incentivise skilled workers to migrate to the UK to work in the sector.
Questions Asked 26 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Genetic Engineering HL8929 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the creation of artificial human DNA; and whether they plan to implement regulation on the artificial creation of human life.
HM Treasury
Business: Artificial Intelligence HL8928 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the adoption of artificial intelligence by business on economic growth.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Cybersecurity HL8927 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the NHS has sufficient cyber security defences in place to protect systems.
Questions Asked 25 June 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Emissions: Technology HL8876 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of energy prices on the speed of adoption of emission curbing technologies; and whether they plan to introduce measures to reduce energy costs for the adoption of those technologies.
Department for Transport
Aviation: Carbon Emissions HL8878 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the aviation sector to emissions in the UK, and of the impact on the UK’s ability to meet climate targets.
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence HL8877 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to develop artificial intelligence note-taking technology for the NHS to safely and securely store patient data.
Questions Asked 24 June 2025
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Finance HL8801 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Games Growth Package on the games sector in the UK.
HM Treasury
Cryptocurrencies: Regulation HL8802 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of cryptocurrencies as a payment method in the UK; and whether they plan to further regulate the use of those currencies.
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence HL8800 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence for note-taking in the NHS.
Questions Asked 23 June 2025
HM Treasury
Financial Services: Advisory Services HL8735 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increasing provision of unregulated financial advice, particularly through social media, financial influencers, and the use of artificial intelligence.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Weather HL8736 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how artificial intelligence can be used as an early warning system to predict harmful weather patterns.
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Graduates HL8737 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of graduate-level jobs currently available, and whether the increased use of artificial intelligence is affecting those employment opportunities.
Questions Asked 19 June 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices HL8672 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current price of energy in the United Kingdom; and whether they plan to increase reliance on non-renewable energy sources as part of their future energy strategy.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
University of Edinburgh: Artificial Intelligence HL8670 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role the planned AI supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh will have in driving artificial intelligence innovation across the UK; and what is the proposed timescale for its deployment.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply HL8671 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the growth of artificial intelligence technologies on future water demand; and what steps they are taking to mitigate the risk of water shortages as a result.
Questions Asked 18 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Employment: Artificial Intelligence HL8611 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on employment rates of the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by businesses, in particular agentic AI.
Department for Business and Trade
Small Businesses: Billing HL8612 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support small businesses with receiving payments owed to them and to encourage the prompt repayment of invoices.
Department of Health and Social Care
Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence HL8610 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether funding is allocated to implementing artificial intelligence in the NHS, in particular technology for supporting patient diagnosis; and if so, what proportion of NHS funding is allocated for that purpose.
Department of Health and Social Care
Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence HL8609 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which artificial intelligence is being used in the NHS for diagnosing patients.
Questions Asked 17 June 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Factories: Energy HL8550 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of energy costs on factory activity in the UK.
HM Treasury
Taxation: Domicil HL8549 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of non-domiciled individuals who have left the UK since the Autumn Budget 2024, and what estimate they have made of any reductions in tax revenue as a result.
Questions Asked 16 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity HL8497 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of emerging cybersecurity risks as a result of public use of artificial intelligence technologies such as automated vehicles.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Oil HL8498 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of international conflicts on the oil market, and whether they intend to implement measures to reduce the effect of such external shocks on the UK economy.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Employment HL8499 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage more workers and small businesses to adopt artificial intelligence in their day-to-day operations.
Questions Asked 12 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Finance HL8423 To ask His Majesty’s Government what proportion of the funding for the AI Opportunities Action Plan will be allocated for improving infrastructure in the UK that AI technologies rely on, such as data centres.
HM Treasury
Public Sector Debt HL8424 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to limit the rise in public borrowing while maintaining a balanced budget, particularly in regard to debt interest payments and public sector spending commitments.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Cost Effectiveness HL8425 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to bring forward reforms to improve NHS efficiency.
Questions Asked 11 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers HL8375 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there are skills gaps in the artificial intelligence workforce; and what steps they are taking to increase AI-related skills across the UK workforce.
HM Treasury
Overseas Companies: USA HL8374 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of UK companies seeking to be based and listed in the United States of America; and what steps they intend to take to encourage UK businesses to remain.
Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Investment HL8376 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the amount of capital in the United Kingdom being invested overseas, particularly in the United States of America; and whether they intend to introduce measures to encourage greater investment within the UK.
Questions Asked 10 June 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy HL8334 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the increasing use of green energy remains a central focus of UK energy policy.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL8332 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the development of artificial intelligence supercomputers to encourage increased investment in artificial intelligence in the UK.
Department for Transport
Driverless Vehicles HL8333 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enable the use of fully autonomous vehicles and what are their plans?for their regulation.
Questions Asked 09 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL8280 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the development of artificial intelligence in the UK and to ensure that the sector retains a strong base in the UK.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation HL8279 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the need to regulate the artificial intelligence sector, and what assessment they have made of the potential risks of harm if such technology is left unregulated.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL8278 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the development of artificial intelligence growth zones across the UK, and to ensure those zones are spread throughout the country.
Questions Asked 05 June 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Storage HL8201 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to invest in increased energy storage solutions to reduce the cost of turning off wind farms and sourcing alternative energy sources.
HM Treasury
Consumers HL8203 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of levels of consumer confidence and whether they plan to implement measures to increase it.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animals: Imports HL8202 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK’s food security remains intact, and what estimate they have made of the number animals which are physically checked when imported.
Questions Asked 04 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence HL8134 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of further integrating artificial intelligence into the civil service, following the recent Government-led trial of artificial intelligence software.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Foreign Investment in UK: Artificial Intelligence HL8132 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the United Kingdom remains an attractive destination for foreign investment in the technology sector, particularly in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
HM Treasury
Small Businesses: Business Rates HL8133 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of business tax rates on small businesses; and what plans they have to adjust these rates to better support small enterprises.
Questions Asked 03 June 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Abiraterone HL8078 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence in the identification of patients with prostate cancer who would benefit most from treatment with abiraterone.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices HL8079 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of high energy costs on energy-intensive sectors, and what steps they are taking to reduce energy costs for those industries.
HM Treasury
Private Sector: Productivity HL8080 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of private sector productivity, and what assessment they have made of how private sector productivity affects economic growth.
Questions Asked 02 June 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Biometrics: Artificial Intelligence HL7993 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to implement regulation on the use of facial recognition technology aided by artificial intelligence.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans HL7994 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK achieves its target of 43 to 50 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
Department for Education
Science and Engineering: Degrees HL7992 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of UK universities to meet increased demand for science and engineering degree programmes, and what steps they are taking to ensure that the availability of university places aligns with the UK’s strategic focus on science and technology.
Questions Asked 20 May 2025
Cabinet Office
UK Trade with EU HL7706 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how new trade agreements with the European Union will uphold the outcome of the 2016 EU referendum.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright HL7710 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect intellectual property from being used in the training of artificial intelligence technology.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Scientists: Emigration HL7708 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of scientists leaving the UK, and what steps they will take to attract scientists to the UK.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Imports HL7707 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the practice of importing energy from other countries during periods of high demand; and what assessment they have made of how that practice affects the stability of the UK’s energy supply.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Intensive Industries HL7709 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that output in UK energy-intensive industries has fallen to a 35-year low, and of the impact of rising energy costs on that sector.
Department for Transport
Driverless Vehicles HL7711 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve infrastructure for autonomous vehicles to operate effectively.
Questions Asked 19 May 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Finance HL7619 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to invest in technology to defend the United Kingdom against cyber attacks.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence HL7615 To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the launch of their artificial intelligence tool ‘Humphrey’, how they intend to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within government departments.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government: Artificial Intelligence HL7614 To ask His Majesty’s Government what initial assessment they have made of the effectiveness of their artificial intelligence tool ‘Humphrey’; and on average, how much time per day it saves users of the technology.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy: Infrastructure HL7616 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to invest in new energy infrastructure, and whether they intend to focus more on (1) renewable, or (2) nuclear, energy generation focus for future energy development.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Football: Gambling HL7617 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Premier League football clubs displaying gambling and betting sponsors, particularly those associated with gambling firms which do not hold a licence to operate in the United Kingdom.
HM Treasury
Personal Savings HL7618 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the Financial Conduct Authority that one in ten people have no savings, and what assessment they have made of the implications for national financial security.
Questions Asked 15 May 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy HL7544 To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards meeting their clean energy targets by 2030, and what assessment they have made of the impact of these targets on in high-energy-use sectors.
Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Africa HL7542 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of potential for trade agreements with African countries, and which sectors they are prioritising for such agreements.
Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Investment in UK HL7543 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reports that foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom has declined in the past year, and what steps they are taking to reverse any decline.
Questions Asked 14 May 2025
Home Office
Cybersecurity HL7494 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to invest in law enforcement and intelligence agencies to help defend against increasing cyberattacks.
Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Artificial Intelligence HL7493 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of investing in technology that uses artificial intelligence to analyse full body scans to aid in the early detection of cancer.
Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements HL7492 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal will affect the development of trade agreements with other countries.
Questions Asked 13 May 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybercrime: Compensation and Fines HL7455 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implementation of fines or enforcement of compensation schemes on companies for the loss or theft of individuals’ personal data.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL7453 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the adoption of the AI Action Plan outlined in January; and how they intend to support its implementation in the future.
HM Treasury
Pay HL7454 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current rate of wage growth; and whether they intend to reassess the current rates at which businesses pay National Insurance contributions on employees.
Questions Asked 12 May 2025
Department for Education
Students: Loans HL7396 To ask His Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost of updating IT systems to reflect adjustments to the rate of student loan repayments.
Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers HL7394 To ask His Majesty’s Government how many care workers there are in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of impact of the planned end of visas for overseas care workers on the number of care workers to meet demand.
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS and Social Services: Digital Technology HL7395 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 8 May by the Health Foundation, Digitising the NHS and adult social care.
Questions Asked 08 May 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Industry HL7344 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that British industry has sufficient access to energy to remain competitive within Europe.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity: Business HL7343 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 7 May by Cisco, 2025 Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index, which states that only four per cent of UK firms have achieved a “mature” level of readiness against cyber attacks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Flood Control HL7342 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure new houses are not built on areas prone to flooding without necessary defences in place.
Questions Asked 07 May 2025
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Imperial War Museum HL7289 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Victoria Cross and George Cross medal collection previously displayed in the “Extraordinary Heroes” exhibit remains accessible to the public following its removal from display.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Imperial War Museum HL7288 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Imperial War Museum’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, and what impact this will have on the public, as well as on the recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross and their families.
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Artificial Intelligence HL7287 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of artificial intelligence technology being trained on real patient data, and whether they intend to introduce regulation around the use of health records in training artificial intelligence.
Questions Asked 06 May 2025
Department for Education
Private Education: VAT HL7201 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of children who have left private education and enrolled in state-funded education following the application of VAT on school fees.
Department for Business and Trade
Retail Trade: Employers’ Contributions HL7202 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support high street shops and to prevent further closures following the rise in National Insurance contributions.
Department for Transport
Motorways: Construction HL7200 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the quantity of new motorway constructed in the past ten years, and what plans they have to develop further motorways.
Questions Asked 01 May 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Artificial Intelligence: Carbon Emissions HL7140 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how current net zero targets will affect the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies and investment in these technologies.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: New Businesses HL7139 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that artificial intelligence start-up firms founded in the United Kingdom remain based here as they scale their businesses.
HM Treasury
Small Businesses: Taxation HL7141 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the preparedness of small businesses for the ‘Making Tax Digital’ reforms, and whether additional support is needed before the reforms come into effect.
Questions Asked 30 April 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Young People HL7097 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to regulate artificial intelligence chatbots, particularly in regard to the generation of harmful content that may affect young people.
HM Treasury
Cryptocurrencies: Regulation HL7095 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the regulation of cryptocurrency to encourage public investment in digital assets; and what assessment they have made of the impact of that regulation on the economy.
HM Treasury
Video Games: Tax Allowances HL7096 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 9 February by the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment, Business case for an enhanced video games expenditure credit.
Questions Asked 29 April 2025
Cabinet Office
National Security: Cybersecurity HL7039 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the United Kingdom is protested from large-scale cyber attacks; and what mitigations are in place to protect core infrastructure in the event of an attack.
Department for Business and Trade
Employment Rights Bill HL7038 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the survey by the British Retail Consortium on 29 April, particularly the finding that 52 per cent of human resources directors surveyed suggested the Employment Rights Bill would reduce staff levels.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games HL7040 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the video game industry to economic growth and job creation; and what steps they are taking to support the development of the industry.
Questions Asked 28 April 2025
Department for Education
Unemployment: Young People HL6968 To ask His Majesty’s Government, what assessment they have made of the rising number of people aged 16 to 24 currently not in education, employment or training; and what steps they are taking to increase the number of young people entering education or employment.
Cabinet Office
Overseas Trade HL6970 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of overseas demand for UK goods in April, and the consequential impact on private sector output.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Intimate Image Abuse: Software HL6969 To ask His Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendation by the Children’s Commissioner for England to ban ‘nudification’ apps that enable users to generate sexually explicit images of real people.
Questions Asked 24 April 2025
Department for Education
Video Games: Education HL6862 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of video games in education; and whether they have plans to incorporate the use of video games as a learning tool into the curriculum.
Department of Health and Social Care
Strokes: Artificial Intelligence HL6860 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence technologies in supporting (1) the diagnosis of stroke in patients, and (2) the prescription of drugs to stroke patients.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Grid: Infrastructure HL6863 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage investment in artificial intelligence technologies by ensuring that there is sufficient infrastructure to support the power grid.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL6861 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the regulation of the development of artificial intelligence technologies on investment in those technologies.
Questions Asked 23 April 2025
HM Treasury
Small Businesses: Taxation HL6817 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Federation of Small Businesses, Taking a toll: small businesses and the cost of tax compliance, published on 22 April, particularly in regard to the (1) time spent, and (2) cost, for small businesses to be tax compliant.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Skilled Workers HL6816 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that skilled video game developers and producers remain in the United Kingdom.
HM Treasury
Borrowing HL6818 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rise in borrowing in March; and what steps they are taking to ensure that borrowing levels remain sustainable, particularly in relation to tax rises.
Questions Asked 22 April 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers HL6751 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is appropriate distribution of workers with skills in artificial intelligence across the UK.
Department of Health and Social Care
Complementary Medicine: Artificial Intelligence HL6753 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the growing number of young people using generative artificial intelligence as an alternative to therapy; and whether the advice provided by such technologies is regulated.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games HL6752 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the soft skills children and adults can develop through playing video games, and whether these can improve employment prospects.
Questions Asked 03 April 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Import Duties: USA HL6591 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the 10 percent tariffs that the United States of America has placed on United Kingdom imports; and how will this affect United Kingdom manufacturing and exports.
Department for Business and Trade
Companies: Investment HL6593 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage more investment into British publicly traded companies.
HM Treasury
Personal Income HL6592 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Resolution Foundation titled Happy new tax year 2025 published on 3 April which indicates that household income will fall by £400.
Questions Asked 02 April 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Minimum Wage: Vacancies HL6520 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in minimum wage on 1 April on the number of job vacancies.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Equality HL6519 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the video game industry to increase (1) diversity of characters shown in games, and (2) the diversity of main characters in games.
HM Treasury
Video Games: Tax Allowances HL6518 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the video game industry, particularly in regard to tax relief schemes for companies.
Questions Asked 01 April 2025
Leader of the House of Lords
Government Departments: Written Questions HL6452 To ask the Leader of the House what assessment they have made of government departments using artificial intelligence assistance in answering Questions for Written Answer, and whether this affects the integrity of the answers.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Business: Artificial Intelligence HL6451 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage firms to adopt artificial intelligence technologies to increase their efficiency and output.
Questions Asked 31 March 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Data Centres HL6380 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure connections to the electricity grid are sufficient to attract investment in artificial intelligence data centre infrastructure.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Finance HL6379 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve access to investment and funding for video game developers in the UK, particularly those from under-represented groups.
Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Artificial Intelligence HL6378 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI-powered remote-monitoring systems in caring for dementia patients, and how this technology could reduce the cost of care.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Copyright HL6377 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the infringement of copyright in generative artificial intelligence, and what steps they will take to address this.
Questions Asked 27 March 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Import Duties: USA HL6275 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the introduction of 25 per cent tariffs on European car imports to the United States, and (2) the impact of those tariffs on UK car exports.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence HL6274 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to obtain usable data from legacy systems to enable the Civil Service to incorporate more artificial intelligence technology into its operating procedures.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Productivity HL6273 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the need to invest in emerging artificial intelligence technologies to help boost productivity in the UK.
Questions Asked 26 March 2025
Ministry of Defence
Defence: Artificial Intelligence HL6204 To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the announced increase in defence spending, what steps they are taking to research artificial intelligence technologies and encourage their implementation in defence programmes.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres HL6203 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to attract more private investment into the UK for the construction of new AI data centres.
HM Treasury
Cryptocurrencies: Regulation HL6202 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce further legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency market.
Questions Asked 25 March 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Trade: USA HL6157 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen trade relations with the United States of America, particularly in the technology and digital sectors.
Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence HL6156 To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce regulation to ensure the safe use of artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Offshore Industry HL6155 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report published on 25 March by Offshore Energies UK, Business Outlook Report 2025, that by 2050 the UK could produce half of its projected demand for oil and gas.
Questions Asked 24 March 2025
HM Treasury
Employers’ Contributions: Employment HL6083 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that increased employer National Insurance contributions will lead to fewer jobs being available; and how this will affect individuals seeking employment.
Department for Education
Apprentices HL6082 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how apprenticeship schemes can stimulate economic growth by attracting more young people into the workforce.
Cabinet Office
Office for National Statistics: Standards HL6081 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure access to accurate and up-to-date statistics, following reports of delays and mistakes in releases of data from the Office for National Statistics.
Questions Asked 20 March 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy HL6016 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to (1) increase the number of data centres and (2) expand the availability of green energy to improve the infrastructure that supports artificial intelligence technology.
Ministry of Defence
Unmanned Marine Systems: Minesweepers HL6015 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of autonomous maritime mine-hunting vessels; and what plans they have to use similar technology to patrol the English Channel.
Questions Asked 19 March 2025
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Payments HL5973 To ask His Majesty’s Government how they expect their proposed changes to welfare payments in England to encourage more people into the workforce; and what is their estimate of the number of individuals who will enter the workforce as a result of those changes.
Department for Education
Pupils: Attendance HL5972 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute for Public Policy Research, Who is Losing Learning? Finding Solutions to the School Engagement Crisis, published on 18 March; and what steps they are taking to address the crisis in school attendance.
HM Treasury
High Street Banks: Closures HL5971 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of high street bank branches on consumers, particularly older people.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Natural Disasters: Artificial Intelligence HL5970 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ways in which artificial intelligence technologies can be used to predict, and plan resourcing for managing, natural disasters.
Questions Asked 18 March 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Digital Technology: Cybersecurity HL5939 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the significance of data intermediaries for the digital economy, and of the potential for cyber attacks to disrupt their services.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Football: Racial Discrimination HL5938 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of racial abuse directed at Premier League footballers on social media and whether it is increasing or decreasing; and what steps they are taking to ensure repercussions for such abuse.
Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy: Finance HL5937 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial situation of pharmacies, and whether they intend to provide increased funding to support them.
Questions Asked 17 March 2025
HM Treasury
Economic Growth and Investment HL5860 To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to modifying their plans set out in the 2024 Autumn Budget to encourage greater investment and growth.
Department for Education
Education: Artificial Intelligence HL5859 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that artificial intelligence technologies are used beneficially in education, and in particular to ensure that students from lower-income backgrounds have equal access to such technologies.
Questions Asked 13 March 2025
Home Office
Roads: Cameras HL5792 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the use of artificial intelligence in road cameras will make roads safer; and whether they plan to encourage its use.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence HL5791 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the civil service can attract artificial intelligence experts from the private sector; and what assessment they have made of whether this will increase the effectiveness of the civil service.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Data Centres and Electric Vehicles: Artificial Intelligence HL5790 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK has sufficient energy supplies to support the increased use of artificial intelligence technologies, data centres and electric vehicles.
Questions Asked 12 March 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Data Centres: Wind Farms HL5757 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for data centres, which consume high amounts of electricity, to be located near wind farms in Scotland that have previously been turned off due to the electricity grid being unable to cope with the supply.
Cabinet Office
Departmental Coordination HL5756 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Whitehall operates effectively, particularly regarding how different departments collaborate and coordinate with one another.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Regeneration: Greater Manchester HL5755 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the Old Trafford Regeneration Project will impact the surrounding area, and how they intend to support the project.
Questions Asked 11 March 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Thames Water HL5694 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the operation of Thames Water; and whether they intend to intervene to ensure fair prices for customers.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector HL5693 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how AI has improved public services, following their press release Shake-up of Tech and AI Usage Across NHS and Other Public Services to Deliver Plan for Change, published on 21 January.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Artitifical Intelligence HL5692 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK’s creative industry businesses do not relocate to other countries because of the impact of AI on their work and their intellectual property rights.
Questions Asked 10 March 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation HL5630 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to create regulations for artificial intelligence, and if so, how these will impact companies and customers.
HM Treasury
Companies: Recruitment HL5629 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage firms to continue to hire employees, following the changes announced in the Autumn Statement 2024.
Questions Asked 06 March 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Thames Water: Water Charges HL5575 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that Thames Water will increase its prices, and what steps they are taking to support customers.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction HL5574 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of new house building, and what plans they have to aid the development of new homes.
Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Video Games HL5573 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of video games in assessing and treating dementia symptoms, and whether they plan to fund research in this area.
Questions Asked 05 March 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Diplomatic Relations HL5533 To ask His Majesty’s Government, following their announcement to increase defence spending, what steps they are taking to ensure that diplomatic solutions remain at the forefront of their approach to international relations.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL5532 To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to encourage firms to develop and incorporate AI technologies into their daily procedures.
Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Artificial Intelligence HL5531 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of predictive AI models in NHS England to forecast when someone is likely to become ill.
Questions Asked 04 March 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation HL5485 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the regulation of artificial intelligence use; and what plans they have, if any, to introduce a regulatory body for artificial intelligence.
Department for Transport
Driverless Vehicles: Safety HL5484 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of artificial intelligence powered self-driving cars; and what plans they have to introduce safety measures for self-driving cars.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Cybersecurity HL5483 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the protection of the energy sector from cyber attacks.
Questions Asked 03 March 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Artificial Intelligence HL5430 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence technologies to streamline NHS patient records to allow records to be accessible across different hospitals and practices.
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Artificial Intelligence HL5429 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence technologies to help people back into the workforce through (1) monitoring individuals affected by illness; and (2) matching job vacancies with job seekers.
Department for Business and Trade
Cars: Carbon Emissions HL5428 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of net zero targets on the car industry in the UK, particularly in relation to new vehicle manufacturing.
Questions Asked 27 February 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Skilled Workers: Young People HL5381 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that young skilled workers remain in the UK, particularly in the cyber industries.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Elections: Artificial Intelligence HL5380 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK elections remain free and fair amid the rising potential for AI interference.
Home Office
Asylum: Hotels HL5379 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of asylum seeker hotels; and whether there is a need to review the funding behind the scheme.
Questions Asked 26 February 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing HL5335 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that house prices and rental costs remain affordable.
Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Investment in UK HL5334 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Department for Business and Trade has sufficient resources to attract inward investment into the UK.
Department for Business and Trade
British Retail Consortium: Part-time Employment HL5333 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the British Retail Consortium that 160,000 part-time retail jobs may be at risk as a result of regulatory changes and increased employer costs.
Questions Asked 25 February 2025
HM Treasury
Inflation HL5286 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the level of inflation; and what plans they have to implement new inflation-calming measures.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Artificial Intelligence HL5285 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK creative industries of the use of content by artificial intelligence firms without permission or payment.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices HL5284 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) reports that energy bills will rise, and (2) the effect that any such rise will have on consumers.
Questions Asked 24 February 2025
Department for Education
Education: Artificial Intelligence HL5210 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as generative AI, will affect education, particularly in (1) students’ use of critical thinking skills, and (2) students’ ability to produce their own work.
Home Office
Privacy HL5209 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of investigatory powers to access encrypted data on an individual’s freedom and privacy.
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Artificial Intelligence HL5208 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for use of artificial intelligence in writing CVs and cover letters to boost employment levels.
Questions Asked 13 February 2025
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Gambling HL5047 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that professional sports teams do not associate themselves with illegal gambling sites, particularly regarding sponsorship.
Home Office
Police: Artificial Intelligence HL5046 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence technology in assisting the police, particularly regarding knife crime.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Intellectual Property: Artificial Intelligence HL5045 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure intellectual property remains protected from artificial intelligence training models, particularly regarding scriptwriting.
Questions Asked 12 February 2025
HM Treasury
Inflation HL5001 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current UK inflation rate, and what steps they are taking to support progress towards the 2 percent target.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL5002 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the international declaration agreed at the AI Action Summit in Paris, and whether they intend to suggest any amendments to that declaration.
Home Office
Visas: Skilled Workers HL5000 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current immigration rules for skilled workers, and whether they intend to reduce restrictions on access to the UK for those workers.
Questions Asked 11 February 2025
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling HL4965 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the development of new gaming hubs across the UK.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Environment Protection: Technology HL4964 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage firms to invest in green technologies, particularly investment in renewable energy.
Department for Education
Artificial Intelligence: Curriculum HL4963 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to introduce education in (1) the use, and (2) the development of, artificial intelligence technologies within the school curriculum.
Questions Asked 10 February 2025
Cabinet Office
Labour Force Survey HL4910 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK’s Labour Force Survey is providing correct and current data.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Infrastructure HL4909 To ask His Majesty’s Government what criteria they will use to assess where to implement new AI Growth Zones.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers HL4908 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the AI skills gap, particularly regarding universities.
Questions Asked 05 February 2025
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Languages HL4780 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential held by video games for aiding the development of language education; and particularly regarding the encouragement of video games to be available in Welsh.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: New Businesses HL4779 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the development of start-up video game companies in the UK, particularly with regard to government investment.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector HL4778 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the public sector to adopt artificial intelligence; and to ensure sufficient funding is allocated for artificial intelligence investment within the public sector.
Department for Business and Trade
Productivity HL4777 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enhance productivity in the UK; and whether artificial intelligence has a role to play in achieving this.
Questions Asked 04 February 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL4726 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the AI Opportunities Action Plan is followed and is successful.
Department for Business and Trade
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries HL4725 To ask His Majesty’s Government, in view of the 12 per cent fall in vehicle manufacturing in the United Kingdom between 2023 and 2024, what plans they have to support that industry.
HM Treasury
Economic Growth HL4724 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the economy continues to grow due to any low business confidence.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Cybersecurity HL4723 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the AI Cyber Security Code of Practice will help businesses use AI responsibly; and how they will encourage businesses to adopt the Code of Practice.
Questions Asked 03 February 2025
HM Treasury
Banks: Internet HL4666 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for online technical issues to affect customers as banks move to online platforms.
Department for Business and Trade
Overseas Trade HL4665 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the UK’s trade relations with the EU could harm the UK’s trade relations with the United States.
Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Diagnosis HL4664 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits of artificial intelligence for addressing delays in processing cancer scans.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Technology: New Businesses HL4663 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage technology start-ups to scale-up and remain in the UK.
Questions Asked 30 January 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Remote Working: Productivity HL4606 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of remote working and its impact on productivity levels.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Charges HL4605 To ask His Majesty’s Government, following reports that water bills are expected to rise by £10 per month from April, what steps they are taking to support customers with rising costs.
Questions Asked 29 January 2025
Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Cybersecurity HL4567 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage more cyber experts to work in government departments.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybersecurity HL4566 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK is protected from severe cyberattacks.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Commonwealth HL4565 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of engaging with the Commonwealth to expand artificial intelligence development in the UK.
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation HL4564 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for the Ministry of Defence (1) to adopt artificial intelligence and (2) to embrace new and emerging technologies.
Questions Asked 28 January 2025
Department for Education
Private Education: Overseas Students HL4517 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of VAT on private school fees on international students studying at private schools in the UK.
Home Office
Migrant Workers: Artificial Intelligence HL4516 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage AI experts to work in the UK, particularly in relation to reducing visa fees.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Local Government: Artificial Intelligence HL4515 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how AI technologies could be used by local councils; and how this will directly benefit residents.
Questions Asked 27 January 2025
HM Treasury
Business: Investment HL4457 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure economic growth continues, and that businesses invest more in (1) infrastructure and (2) employees.
Department for Business and Trade
Employment: Artificial Intelligence HL4456 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk that increased labour costs could cause firms (1) to hire fewer workers, and (2) to replace jobs with robots and artificial intelligence technologies.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL4455 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure creative industries remain protected from being used by artificial intelligence models, particularly regarding the music industry.
Questions Asked 23 January 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Renewable Energy HL4390 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reliability of renewable energy, following reports that Britain’s winter wind farm output is at its lowest level since 2015.
Department for Business and Trade
Customs Unions: European Union HL4389 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the merits of increasing trade relations with the EU, particularly by joining the European Union Customs Union.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Postgraduate Education HL4388 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the growth of research in artificial intelligence technologies, particularly regarding funding for PhDs to develop these technologies.
Questions Asked 22 January 2025
HM Treasury
Public Expenditure HL4333 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of government borrowing costs in December 2024 and whether they intend to adjust their expenditure as a result.
Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Investment in UK HL4332 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK remains the largest market for international investment in Europe, and whether the artificial intelligence sector can play a role in achieving this.
Department for Business and Trade
Business: Economic Growth HL4331 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Competition and Markets Authority supports business growth, particularly for firms seeking to acquire other businesses.
Questions Asked 21 January 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Greenhouse Gas Emissions HL4279 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether net-zero targets could negatively affect business growth, particularly in relation to the artificial intelligence sector.
Department for Business and Trade
Trade: USA HL4278 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen trade relations with the United States following the inauguration of a new President.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence HL4277 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits the new AI package, “Humphrey”, for the Civil Service, particularly regarding how many hours of work it will save.
Questions Asked 20 January 2025
Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Reviews HL4229 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to review the welfare system regarding (1) the increasing number of people claiming benefits and (2) the growing costs of the benefits.
Department for Education
Education: Artificial Intelligence HL4228 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how artificial intelligence technologies will benefit education, particularly regarding how it can benefit the teaching of pupils.
Department of Health and Social Care
Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence HL4227 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure artificial intelligence technologies used to aid healthcare diagnostics are available in every hospital.
Questions Asked 16 January 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Science: Innovation HL4163 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase levels of investment into scientific innovation as a proportion of GDP in comparison to other European countries.
HM Treasury
Mortgages HL4162 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure mortgage rates remain affordable for customers.
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Artificial Intelligence HL4161 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of healthcare professionals using AI tools to listen to and transcribe patient notes; and whether they intend to introduce regulations to ensure the data remains confidential and is stored responsibly.
Questions Asked 15 January 2025
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Businesses: Artificial Intelligence HL4126 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for funding into AI tools and projects (1) to increase the productivity and efficiency of small businesses, and (2) to affect the market share of larger businesses.
Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Video Games HL4125 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how video games can benefit dementia patients by (1) slowing the decline of brain neurons through keeping the brain active, and (2) monitoring progress in the games to identify cognitive decline earlier.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Research HL4124 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the need to research new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; and whether they intend to invest in universities to encourage more AI research.
Questions Asked 14 January 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Business: Competition HL4072 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of anti-competition regulation on the growth of UK businesses.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence HL4071 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK becomes the global leader in AI technologies, particularly regarding how they will encourage (1) firms to invest in the UK, and (2) talent to move to and remain in the UK.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation HL4070 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that AI regulation does not create a digital border between (1) the UK and the EU, and (2) the UK and Northern Ireland.
Questions Asked 13 January 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Artificial Intelligence HL4013 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure sufficient energy availability in the wake of increased artificial intelligence use.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Ethics HL4012 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure sufficient regulations are in place to keep the use of AI in the UK ethical and responsible.
Department for Business and Trade
Manufacturing Industries and Technology: Minerals HL4011 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure a sufficient supply of minerals vital to the (1) manufacturing, and (2) technology, industries.
Questions Asked 09 January 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Business: Recruitment HL3953 To ask His Majesty’s Government, following reports showing a decline in recruitment, what steps they are taking to encourage firms to continue hiring.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food: Prices HL3952 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood that food prices will rise, and of the effect this will have on consumers, particularly those impacted by the increased cost of living.
HM Treasury
Exchange Rates HL3951 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the continued fall in the value of the pound; and whether they have any plans to prevent further decline.
Questions Asked 08 January 2025
Ministry of Defence
Defence: Artificial Intelligence HL3913 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to regulate the use of AI in the defence sector following the deployment of The Nordic Warden System by the Joint Expeditionary Force.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Investment and Skilled Workers HL3912 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the growth of the UK’s AI sector, particularly regarding (1) investment into the sector, and (2) retention of skilled workers.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Disinformation HL3911 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation online following social media companies removing fact-checking services from their platforms.
Questions Asked 07 January 2025
Department for Education
Financial Services: Education HL3850 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure students leave education with sufficient skills in (1) financial literacy, and (2) financial education.
Department for Education
Artificial Intelligence: Recruitment HL3849 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, if any, of research published by LinkedIn on 7 January, LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2025: The 25 fastest-growing roles in the UK, which ranks ‘artificial intelligence engineer’ as the fastest growing role.
Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Sales HL3848 To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that firms are not managing to reach the 22-per-cent electric vehicle sales target; and what assessment they have made of whether the UK has the appropriate (1) legislation, and (2) infrastructure, to support an increase in the number of electric vehicles.
Questions Asked 06 January 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Records: Artificial Intelligence HL3777 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop an AI policy for healthcare services to ensure the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence when accessing patient records.
Home Office
Bank Services: Fraud HL3776 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect consumers from rising levels of banking scams, particularly in relation to those involving AI voice cloning.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Broadband: Standards HL3775 To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the availability of broadband services in the UK, particularly with regard to (1) expanding the available connections, and (2) increasing broadband access in rural low-service areas.