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1646031

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Theatres: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of valid claims for Theatre Tax Relief were paid within 28 days of receipt in each month since April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	190348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>HMRC aims to pay claims for all tax reliefs as soon as possible. For information relating to valid claims for Theatre Tax Relief paid within 28 days of receipt, I would refer the hon Member to my answer of 30 January to PQ UIN 132309.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/06/2023 15:35:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643041

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation White Paper emphasised the importance of ensuring that UK regulators and public bodies have the capacity, expertise, and capabilities to implement the Government's pro-innovation approach whilst recognising and understanding the risks.</p><p>We are continuing to engage with regulators across the wider landscape to understand the organisational capacity needed to regulate AI effectively, which will inform our work to develop policy options.</p><p>However, due to difficulties in accurately disaggregating 'AI resource', we are not in a position to provide figures on the proportion of budget spent and staff working on AI regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 13/06/2023 16:24:11 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643044

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>The AI Regulation White Paper sets out principles to guide responsible development and use of AI in all sectors of the economy, while highlighting the importance of regulators’ expertise to tailor their implementation to the specific context in which AI is used.</p><p>Due to difficulties in being able to disaggregate resource allocation specifically for ‘artificial intelligence’ work, we are not able to provide the figures requested on activity on AI regulation.</p><p>We will engage with regulators across the Home Office sector to understand the organisational capacity and resources needed for them to carry out this work effectively and in line with the approach set out in the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/06/2023 09:23:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643045

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>As part of the AI regulation White Paper consultation, the Government is engaging with regulators to inform policy options. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero sponsors two regulators – the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) and the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA). These organisations are not directly responsible for regulating AI and, to date, neither of these organisations has spent budget on the regulation of AI.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/06/2023 06:21:28 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643046

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The AI White Paper emphasised the importance of ensuring that UK regulators and public bodies have the capacity, expertise, and capabilities to implement government’s pro-innovation approach whilst recognising and understanding the risks. This is particularly true for those regulators for which AI falls squarely within their regulatory remit, but also applies to a much wider range of public and regulatory bodies considering the implications AI has across the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Artificial intelligence offers undoubted opportunities across a wide range of Defra sectors, and is increasingly being considered for practical use. AI is currently included within teams working on broader issues, such as technology and innovation. As future opportunities are identified we expect that the department will allocate further resources to support appropriate use of AI across our areas of policy responsibility.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of the AI regulation White Paper consultation, we are engaging closely with regulators across the wider landscape and their sponsoring government departments to understand the organisational capacity they need to regulate AI effectively, across technical, regulatory, and market-specific expertise. This will inform our work to develop policy options with a view to addressing any gaps that emerge.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/06/2023 10:42:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643048

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>We do not have a regulator of artificial intelligence associated with this Department.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 16/06/2023 09:42:57 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643049

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>Through the NHS AI Lab programme, the Department has provided £11,774,263.82 of funding to regulatory and evaluator organisations to streamline regulation to make it easier for the health and care system to deploy safe AI technologies as well as improving the route for AI vendors into the system, including funding for:</p><p>- A regulatory taskforce of four people from the main regulators overseeing how AI products in health and are regulated;</p><p>- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Health Regulation Authority (HRA) and Care Quality Commission to create an AI and Digital regulations service;</p><p>- The HRA to streamline data driven research to simplify the approach to accessing research consent and increasing awareness of where such consent is needed amongst researchers and innovators;</p><p>- The MHRA to explore the potential of synthetic data for the training and the validation of AI;</p><p>- The MHRA to enhance the ‘post-market surveillance’ of healthcare products, by transforming the Yellow Card system; and</p><p>- The MHRA for the AI Rigour project to develop a suite of guidance to help standard practices for the development of AI-driven technologies that will increase the safety and robustness of AI models.</p><p>As part of the AI regulation White Paper consultation, we are engaging closely with regulators across the wider landscape and their sponsoring government departments to understand the organisational capacity they need to regulate AI effectively.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/06/2023 15:56:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643050

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The AI White Paper emphasised the importance of ensuring that UK regulators and public bodies have the capacity, expertise, and capabilities to implement government’s pro-innovation approach whilst recognising and understanding the risks. This is particularly true for those regulators for which AI falls squarely within their regulatory remit, but also applies to a much wider range of public and regulatory bodies considering the implications AI has across the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport works with a number of regulators with responsibility for different modes of travel, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to the Civil Aviation Authority and Office of Rail and Road. As such, these regulators are responsible for overseeing the application of AI within their elements of the transport system and existing structures. Therefore, regulators do not all distinguish resource dedicated specifically to AI.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with its regulators to ensure new and emerging applications of AI in transport are implemented safely and with effective regulation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/06/2023 14:44:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643051

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>As Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems become more powerful, and are put to different use, they will create new opportunities, challenges and risks. The UK Government recognises it will need to act and adapt the way we regulate technologies like AI that are playing an increasingly vital role in our economy and society. The FCDO does not oversee the work of any regulators. As a ​global leader in AI​​, the UK​ ​plays an important role in shaping the international AI governance debate and promoting the UK's regulatory framework and values in international fora, such as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Council of Europe, Global Partnership on AI and UNESCO.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/06/2023 08:52:38 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1643054

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much and what proportion of the budget of each regulator in their Department was spent on regulation of artificial intelligence in the latest period for which information is available; how many staff in each regulator worked (a) wholly and (b) partly on those issues in the latest period for which information is available; and whether those regulators plan to increase resources for their work on artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	188549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The AI White Paper emphasised the importance of ensuring that UK regulators and public bodies have the capacity, expertise, and capabilities to implement government’s pro-innovation approach whilst recognising and understanding the risks. This is particularly true for those regulators for which AI falls squarely within their regulatory remit, but also applies to a much wider range of public and regulatory bodies considering the implications AI has across the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions sponsors three regulators: The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and The Pensions Regulator. It is not possible to accurately confirm the numbers of staff who partly work on the implications of AI within their remit. This presents a challenge disaggregating ‘AI resource’ to provide figures on the proportion of budget spent. However, the department can confirm the following:</p><p> </p><ul><li>ONR is developing a framework for regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). Following two successful expert panels on AI in collaboration with industry and academia, ONR was awarded a £170,950 grant from the governments Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF) to pilot a first of a kind regulatory sandbox process for AI in the nuclear sector, in partnership with the Environment Agency. In line with their commitment to embrace innovation ONR continues to grow capability for the regulation of novel technologies, including AI.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>HSE does not allocate a specific budget for work in relation to AI, this is a cross-cutting topic which concerns many divisions within HSE. No HSE staff work wholly on AI and approximately ten staff have materially contributed to work on AI over the last 12 months. This is technology that is developing at pace, as an agile regulator HSE will reallocate resource to address new risks as necessary.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>TPR does not allocate a specific budget for work in relation to AI and no staff work wholly on AI. This is technology that is developing at pace, as an agile regulator TPR will reallocate resource to address new risks as necessary.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/06/2023 12:27:15 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell