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1643058

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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	188552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2023 answer text <p>The Defence Safety Authority is an independent Regulator and Investigator for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection in Defence. At present there are no specific Defence regulations regarding AI, thereby mirroring the statutory position. However, Defence Regulators recognise the clear need for a cohesive, proportionate approach to AI regulation that enables the responsible application of this technology to flourish.. There are no dedicated posts regarding AI at this time, but preparatory activity is being undertaken within existing innovation and emerging technology work-strands across the organisation.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/06/2023 13:12:41 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1456408

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Counter Disinformation Unit: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) officials in his Department and (b) armed forces officers are working in the Counter Disinformation Unit.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	151120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Addressing the challenges of disinformation and misinformation is a whole of Government effort, and the Ministry of Defence works closely with all relevant Departments including the Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).</p><p>The CDU is a standing unit which draws on a range of expertise from across government, social media platforms and disinformation specialists in academia and civil society to lead the fight against misinformation and disinformation.</p><p>Staffing requirements are continually reviewed to ensure appropriate levels of resourcing, including surge capacity as needed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/04/2022 10:16:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1304578

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the level of UK-produced steel procured by his Department and associated departmental public bodies and agencies in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	173048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is working with the steel industry, the unions and devolved administrations to support the UK steel sector to develop a long-term sustainable future. This includes making sure that UK producers of steel have the best possible chance of competing for and winning contracts across all Government procurement. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy collates and publishes annually information on how much steel is purchased for Government's major infrastructure projects in the previous financial year, including what proportion is UK-produced. Information for 2019/20 has been collated and is expected to be published later this year. Information on UK steel procured in 2020/21 will be collated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 29/03/2021 10:00:22 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

790909

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability of the Royal Air Force's Reaper Fleet has played in determining whether an individual is an ISIS combatant.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	113479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>An individual is identified as being a Daesh combatant after UK commanders, as part of the Coalition, have undertaken a rigorous surveillance and targeting process. This process is no different on the UK Reaper fleet than on any other UK airborne strike platform. The precise indicators and procedure cannot be shared publicly, in order to protect operational effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/11/2017 13:49:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

781381

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the reported use of civilians, including women and children as human shields by ISIS combatants in Syria; and whether this falls within acceptable collateral damage.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	110698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>As operations in Iraq and Syria have intensified we have seen increasing evidence of Daesh's callous disregard for human life, their unwillingness to allow civilians to leave their homes, and in some cases their deliberate attempts to use civilians to shield their fighters from coalition strikes, which is completely unacceptable.</p><p>All UK strikes are planned and executed in strict accordance with International Humanitarian Law and we take all feasible precautions to protect civilians from the effects of military action.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/11/2017 13:50:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

781385

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the ISC report on lethal drone strikes in Syria published in April 2017, what steps the Government is taking to better scrutinise and assess collateral damage arising from UK or joint operations drone strikes.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	110648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>In accordance with our obligations under International Law, strikes conducted by the RAF only take place after a robust assessment to ensure that collateral damage from our strike is minimised. Following a strike, the UK conducts battle damage assessment which includes a review of whether there have been any civilian casualties or collateral damage.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/11/2017 13:51:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

752592

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake to report to the House in the event that any UK airstrike is assessed to have caused civilian casualties in Iraq or Syria.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	5087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 20/07/2017 16:57:22 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell