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1662984

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date	13/10/2023
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	Artificial Intelligence: Genomics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the field of genomics will form part of the agenda at the upcoming AI Summit in November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK Summit will focus on frontier AI risks, which includes risks from frontier AI models to biosecurity (and within that, genomics), which are increasingly urgent to address at an international level. The Government is also undertaking a full programme of work to assess how we can minimise the risks from biological data and protect our burgeoning bioeconomy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 14:51:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1662985

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Artificial Intelligence: BGI Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether representatives of (a) BGI Group, (b) subsidiaries of BGI Group and (c) companies in which BGI Group has invested have been invited to attend the UK AI safety summit scheduled to take place in November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>To ensure the AI Safety Summit can achieve its objectives, it is necessary to have a small but international discussion at the event. This will limit the participants to around 100, including world leaders and companies at the cutting edge of frontier AI. The UK has actively considered national security in decision making to ensure that the partnerships and invitees are aligned with our National Security interests. Further information about invitees will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 14:49:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1662986

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Artificial Intelligence: Genomics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of the Chinese state's activity relating to genomics on national security; and whether that matter will be discussed at the UK AI safety summit scheduled for November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on specific details of national security assessments. The AI Safety Summit will focus on safety risks in ‘frontier’ AI which includes issues of emerging importance such as biosecurity and genomics. During the first day of the AI Safety Summit, there will be a roundtable discussion on the <em>Risks to Global Safety from Frontier AI Misuse</em> where safety risks to biosecurity will be discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 16:41:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1662987

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Artificial Intelligence: Genomics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to include the potential impact of the Chinese state’s activity relating to genomics on national security in any international framework that is developed at the UK AI safety summit in November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on specific details of national security assessments. The Summit will aim to develop a forward process on how to support national and international frameworks on AI safety which include emerging issues such as biosecurity and cybersecurity, including from the potential misuse of models by non-state actors.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 15:21:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1641197

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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	Animal Experiments
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 will provide further funding to support the scientific community in transitioning from animal-based research to (a) organ-on-a-chip, (b) artificial intelligence and (c) other human-specific methodologies.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	187163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) continues to provide core funding for the National Centre for 3Rs (NC3Rs), which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI funds a portfolio of research projects involving humans, human materials, animal models, and non-animal technologies, including a joint £4.7 million joint funding call with the NC3Rs launched last year, focussed on supporting next generation non-animal technologies, such as organ-on-a-chip.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/06/2023 12:04:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1580758

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January to Question 120898 on Internet: Males, if she will fund research online violence against men and boys.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	132370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The government routinely undertakes research to enhance the online harms evidence base, as well as improve understanding of harms experienced by adults and children. A list of recently published research can be found at this link - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-harms-research-publications-december-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-harms-research-publications-december-2022</a></p><p>Ofcom also conducts research into online harms. For example, Online Nation is an annual report by Ofcom that looks at what people are doing online, how they are served by online content providers and platforms, and their attitudes to and experiences of using the internet.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/02/2023 15:55:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1565878

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, following the recent award of a contract awarded by the Government for violence against women and girls research with a particular reference to online violence against women and girls, whether this research will also include online violence against men and boys.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	120898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The government is concerned about online safety for all users, including men and boys. This particular research has a focus on online safety for women and girls to understand the drivers of the abuse they can receive online.</p><p>It aims to develop an understanding of how design features of online platforms and services can either increase or decrease the risk of online violence against women and girls. Our research will contribute to the UK’s commitments under the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/01/2023 11:04:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith