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1717170

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date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Social Media: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) the Mental Health Foundation, (b) the Antisemitism Policy Trust and (c) other civil society organisations on the regulation of online forums that allow the sharing of (i) detailed instructional information about methods of suicide and (ii) other (A) dangerous and (B) hateful content; and whether she plans further such discussions.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	25724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and department officials have regular meetings and discussions with a wide range of stakeholders, including civil society groups, on online safety issues. During the development and passage of the Online Safety Act, the department and Ministers met with relevant civil society organisations to discuss issues such as suicide prevention and countering online hate and violence, to ensure the legislation took into account as broad a range of views as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Act gaining Royal Assent, there is ongoing engagement with relevant stakeholders as the legislation is implemented by Ofcom, the online safety regulator.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 20/05/2024 08:43:53 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1717193

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Kidney Diseases: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse was of Government investment into kidney disease research in 2022-23; and which public bodies provided that investment.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	25650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funds research into the detection, prevention, treatment and underpinning biology of kidney disease, allocated primarily through the Medical Research Council (MRC). Over the period of 2019/20 to 2022/23, MRC has invested nearly £30 million in funding and support for kidney disease research with £6.9 million in 2022/23.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) also provides funding for kidney disease research. I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided by my Rt. Hon. Friend the member for Pendle on 15 April 2024 (UIN 20328).</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-03-25%2F20328&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSRIHub%40dsit.gov.uk%7C6316700b8b684af1ae4008dc758335d3%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638514453608826602%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XQfM6rzZF82RtZ0dEO4f2IgDvVOWPuCAj3RyfQdfzGc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-25/20328</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 20/05/2024 08:25:45 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1717194

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	National Security Online Information Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which topics she has approved for sustained monitoring by the National Security Online Information Team.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	25714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>NSOIT remit and function is to tackle the greatest national security risks facing the UK from mis and disinformation. It is specifically tasked with looking at threats posed by foreign states, risks to elections and understanding how AI and deepfakes can be used by hostile actors to spread mis and disinformation narratives which are aimed at UK audiences. This remit is kept under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 15/05/2024 08:51:37 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy