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1669037

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date	09/11/2023
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: Offences against Children
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 Government had discussions on the threats posed by AI-generated child sexual abuse material at the AI Safety Summit of 1 and 2 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	1007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK believes that the global risks posed by frontier AI are increasingly urgent, including risks to online safety. That is why the summit programme included a roundtable discussion on risks from the integration of frontier AI into society.</p><p>The Government has already passed legislation to protect children online. The world-leading Online Safety Act contains robust duties for companies to address AI-generated CSEA material. All services will be required to proactively tackle that content, preventing users from encountering it, and removing it immediately if it does appear.</p><p>Additionally, existing criminal law, such as the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukpga%2F2008%2F4%2Fnotes%2Fdivision%2F5%2F1%2F7%2F7&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crosie.steward%40dsit.gov.uk%7C3386f4742137437e720108dbd632f6c6%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638339286599550781%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZO%2BJmTaHfeAyAPx3vwvD%2FfQL12bv8kTtU3GPJUiOeVo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Protection of Children’s Act 1978</a> captures and criminalises a wide range of behaviours which extend to AI-generated CSEA material.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 15/11/2023 17:12:04 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1669039

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Energy: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of offering repayment matching to households that are unable to afford their energy bills.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	1008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government understands the challenges that are posed by cost of living pressures that includes energy bills and the impact of debt. However, energy prices have fallen significantly with the price cap more than halving from £4,279 at the start of this year to £1,834 since the start of October.</p><p> </p><p>This coincides with the £900 cost of living payment being provided by the Government across 2023/24, which has increased from the £650 provided the previous year. The Government continues to closely monitor energy prices and will keep support schemes under review.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/11/2023 07:45:49 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1667476

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reason the rules on local authority Right to Buy receipts limit their use to re-purchase homes previously sold to their tenants.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	16
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities are able to use Right to Buy receipts to buy former council homes and use them for social housing. In March, following calls from local authorities, we introduced increased flexibilities on the use of Right to Buy receipts.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 13/11/2023 17:47:38 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1667501

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of working Universal Credit recipients who received an incorrect payment as a result of an incorrect employer's real time information submission to HM Revenue and Customs in the latest month for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	17
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Legislation provides for the use of RTI in the calculation of UC entitlements. That system is working well and providing accurate information but where a claimant thinks the information provided by their employer to HMRC is wrong they are asked to raise a dispute with HMRC for them to investigate. Over the last 12 months 99.8% of RTI returns by employers to support UC claims were found to be correct. For the 0.2% of cases, where employers adjust their returns, we endeavour to correct UC entitlements as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/11/2023 15:31:15 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1667512

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Job Centres: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many work coaches have left their roles in each month since November 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	18
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs, as to provide a reply would require us to link together several complex datasets and to quality assure the results.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/11/2023 15:44:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1667513

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Job Centres: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the workload of work coaches in job centres that are (a) taking part and (b) not taking part in the Additional Jobcentre Support Pilot.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	19
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The DWP as a whole, Service Leaders and local Jobcentre managers work closely with their teams to ensure that the workload is distributed appropriately, and our Work Coach caseloads continue to remain manageable.</p><p> </p><p>The size of a Work Coach caseload will vary as it is dependent on several factors, including the level of customer support required, the needs of the local labour market and the experience and working pattern of each Work Coach.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/11/2023 17:51:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1667516

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Homelessness: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increasing Homeless Prevention Grant funding for local authorities before 2025 on the number of homelessness individuals.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	20
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>At the last Spending Review, the department was allocated over £2 billion to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. We have allocated the vast majority of this funding across our core programmes.</p><p>We are providing over £1 billion through the Homelessness Prevention Grant over three years, including a £109 million top-up this year. Temporary accommodation is an important way of ensuring no family is without a roof over their head. The Government is committed to reducing the need for temporary accommodation by preventing homelessness before it occurs in the first place.</p><p>The department continues to work with local authorities and partners in the voluntary and community sector to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, including to assess the effectiveness of our interventions on homelessness and rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 21 310 311 438 question first answered 13/11/2023 15:22:23 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1667517

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to produce a cross-departmental strategy to reduce the number of households living in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	21
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>At the last Spending Review, the department was allocated over £2 billion to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. We have allocated the vast majority of this funding across our core programmes.</p><p>We are providing over £1 billion through the Homelessness Prevention Grant over three years, including a £109 million top-up this year. Temporary accommodation is an important way of ensuring no family is without a roof over their head. The Government is committed to reducing the need for temporary accommodation by preventing homelessness before it occurs in the first place.</p><p>The department continues to work with local authorities and partners in the voluntary and community sector to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping, including to assess the effectiveness of our interventions on homelessness and rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 20 310 311 438 question first answered 13/11/2023 15:22:23 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1666841

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Securities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with industry stakeholders on the issuing of a digital gilt.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	203991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The government has spoken to numerous industry participants who have supported the development of the government’s practical understanding of the potential advantages of digital ledger technology (DLT) to financial markets, the design choices around the technology’s implementation, and the legal considerations associated with digital securities.</p><p> </p><p>We are not actively pursuing an issuance of a DLT sovereign debt instrument at this time. We will continue to monitor market developments relating to the use of DLT within capital markets, including how these may impact the government as a market participant in future.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 26/10/2023 09:47:14 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1666597

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Compensation
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 judgment in R (TD & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 618, when his Department plans to introduce a remedy scheme in the context of that judgment; which claimants are to be included in the proposed scheme; and whether it is his Department's policy for the proposed scheme to offer beneficiaries the difference between the amount they would have received had their legacy benefits not been terminated and the amount received through Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	203733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>We are working on the delivery process for implementing the remedy and will set out the details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/10/2023 09:04:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms