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1723628

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date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of credit losses arising from fraudulent loans provided through the (a) Bounce Back Loans Scheme and (b) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>As at March 2024, £1.51 billion has been paid out on the government guarantee on BBLS loans where there was lender reported suspected fraud, and £19.8 million has been paid out on the government guarantee on CBILS loans where there was lender reported suspected fraud.</p><p>We are committed to reducing loss to the taxpayer and continue to work across Government, law enforcement and commercial lenders to address fraud in relation to the Covid debt schemes.</p><p>Lender recovery activity is monitored via the British Business Bank (BBB) which includes data analytics, review of facilities under the Guarantee Agreement, and an ongoing assurance programme. If lenders have not fulfilled their obligations under the scheme guarantee, they would be unable to claim under the guarantee and any loss would therefore sit with the lender. The National Investigation Service (NATIS) is a secondary line of defence in recovering taxpayers’ money and investigates the most egregious reports of fraudulent abuse within the BBLS. Other recovery efforts include the work of the Insolvency Service and work with lenders to pilot greater use of third-party debt collection specialists, compulsory liquidation for recovery and enforcement in fraud cases.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 02/08/2024 15:02:57 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	5199

1723629

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Covid Corruption Commissioner will (a) work and (b) liaise with other Departments across Government.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>The Commissioner, once appointed, will work closely with other Departments, such as DHSC, and will draw on additional expertise in the Public Sector Fraud Authority, Government Debt Management Function and Government Commercial Function to undertake their role.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 02/08/2024 08:11:21 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	5199

1723630

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	ICT: Outages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prepare for and (b) mitigate future global IT outages.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>As we live in a world that is dependent on interconnected systems, it is essential to be prepared for global IT outages. The Government will work with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to review the lessons learned from the recent outage. The Central Digital and Data Office will work to implement any improvements to the existing response plans to cover technical and cyber resilience failures. The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, announced in the King's Speech, will also strengthen our defences and ensure that more digital services than ever before are protected.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 01/08/2024 10:29:02 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	5199

1723632

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Environmental Land Management Schemes: York Outer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that environmental land management schemes support (a) farmers and (b) the rural economy in York Outer constituency.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The new Government are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Government will restore stability and confidence amongst farmers and will optimise schemes and grants in an orderly way, ensuring they produce the right outcomes for all farmers, food security and nature’s recovery in a just and equitable way.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to do this effectively is to listen to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside and nature. The Government is doing this as well as assessing data and information about what’s working and what isn’t before setting out detailed plans.</p><p> </p><p>Government will also go further by introducing a new deal for farmers to boost Britian’s food security, restore nature and support rural economic growth. We will protect farmers from being undercut in trade deals, make the supply chain work more fairly, protect farmers from shock rises in bills by switching on GB Energy and use the Government’s purchasing power to back British produce.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 01/08/2024 12:54:49 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5199

1723633

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what steps her Department is taking to co-ordinate with other Departments on tackling fraud through the Serious Fraud Office.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>I work closely with other government departments, including the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, to support the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) mission to tackle fraud. My department will continue to support this mission through our superintendence of the SFO. I visited the SFO earlier this month to learn about their important work to deliver justice for victims of economic crime and protect the UK’s reputation as a safe place to do business.</p><p>The SFO works effectively with other law enforcement agencies through the National Economic Crime Centre to collectively co-ordinate the UK’s response to fraud. Earlier this year this co-ordination led to the National Crime Agency arresting four individuals following an SFO search of three sites in relation to an investigation into an alleged £140m investment fraud.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 02/08/2024 10:59:17 answering member 5204
tabling member	5199

1723634

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Artificial Intelligence: Primary Health Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on access to primary care.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government will make better use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, in order to bring the National Health Service into the digital age. The NHS AI Lab has allocated £113 million to support the development and evaluation of 86 AI technologies, which are now live in hundreds of Primary Care Networks across the United Kingdom.</p><p>We will rebuild an NHS that is fit for the future, and innovation in general practice is key to this. That is why the Government will develop an NHS innovation and adoption strategy in England, which will drive innovation and faster regulatory approval for new technologies and medicines.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 31/07/2024 13:57:35 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	5199

1723635

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the National AI Strategy; and whether he plans to update the strategy.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. Over the next few months, we will be ensuring that AI is used to drive the government’s missions and priorities, including the Industrial Strategy, the AI Opportunities Action Plan, and wider commitments.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 02/08/2024 12:43:05 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	5199

1723636

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on artificial intelligence planning.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>As the centre for digital government, DSIT works closely with other departments to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving economic growth, transforming how we deliver public services, and boosting living standards.</p><p> </p><p>Last week, we launched AI Opportunities Action Plan, which will set out how the UK can reap the benefits of AI. We know this will require a whole-of-government approach, so we are working across departments to ensure the Government’s missions and priorities benefit from this transformative technology.</p><p> </p><p>We have also committed to introducing regulation, are collaborating with departments on the details of these proposals, before legislation is brought forward.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 02/08/2024 12:41:20 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	5199

1723637

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Renewable Energy: Prices
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the transition to clean energy on (a) businesses and (b) consumer energy bills.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes that the only way to guarantee our energy security and protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards homegrown clean energy. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and take back control of our energy security.</p><p> </p><p>A renewables-led system is the cheapest foundation for a decarbonised grid, and scaling up home-grown renewables reduces the UK’s exposure to volatile global fossil fuel prices, which protects consumer energy bills against future price shocks of the kind which helped drive increases in the electricity price cap of over £1,300 for a typical household during Winter 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 01/08/2024 06:56:38 answering member 5099
tabling member	5199

1723638

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Carbon Emissions: 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, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of artificial intelligence for reducing emissions.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Mr Luke Charters
uin	1872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Department is funding the “Artificial Intelligence for Decarbonisation's Virtual Centre of Excellence” (ADViCE), run by consortium composed of the Alan Turing Centre, the Energy Catapult and the Digital Catapult, to make an assessment into how AI can be used to achieve our net zero goals. They have produced two reports which can be downloaded here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.turing.ac.uk%2Fresearch%2Fresearch-projects%2Fadvice&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C8b5f994ab4304936d8f408dcb1fa5ceb%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638580936065857236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hbamk12ek9%2FqtYSR%2B3IpewjK4y0uc7uJIptkRAtxJ7w%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-projects/advice</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bristol East answering member printed Kerry McCarthy question first answered 01/08/2024 07:25:47 answering member 1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy
tabling member	5199