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1714015

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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: Competition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority about potential 'over-dependence' on a small number of major tech firms in the AI industry, what steps they are taking (1) to promote competition, and (2) to prevent monopolistic practices, within the AI sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that digital markets work well for businesses and consumers. It will be for the CMA in the first instance as the independent regulator to decide how to exercise its powers to address any competition issues in digital markets as they develop.</p><p> </p><p>The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will give the CMA new, faster and more effective tools to identify and address competition issues in digital markets, including AI markets. These will apply where it finds firms have substantial and entrenched market power and a position of strategic significance in one or more digital activities. Subject to Parliamentary timings, the Bill is on track to receive Royal Assent in Spring, and we expect the regime will come into force in Autumn this year.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 10/05/2024 10:05:35 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1713717

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to update the Digital skills and inclusion policy published on 5 April 2017, and when they plan to publish an updated version.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL4067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The 2022 Digital Strategy outlined work across Government to promote digital inclusion and digital skills. HMG is investing £3.8bn in skills in England by 2024-25 and recently quadrupled the scale of Skills Bootcamps. Additionally, the Digital Skills Entitlement offers free basic digital skills training to adults in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is responsible for coordinating cross-Government digital inclusion policy. Digital inclusion is a cross-cutting issue and responsibility for relevant policies, including monitoring and evaluation, sit within individual government departments.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 09/05/2024 11:23:29 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1713718

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Digital Technology: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the population they estimate will be digitally literate by 2030.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL4068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government has been clear that ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital age is a key priority. The 2023 Consumer Digital Index found that 92% of UK adults have the ‘Essential Digital Skills for Life’.</p><p>The National Curriculum subject of computing ensures that pupils become digitally literate so that they are able to use, express themselves and develop their ideas through information and communication technology, at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world. Computing is compulsory in all Local Authority maintained schools across Key Stages 1 to 4.</p><p>Media literacy is also included in the citizenship curriculum which is compulsory for all maintained secondary schools. Furthermore, under our ambitious Online Media Literacy Strategy, we have provided almost £2.5million in grant funding for projects designed to build the media literacy and critical thinking skills for users of all ages.</p><p>The government has also introduced a digital skills entitlement in August 2020 for adults with no or low digital skills to undertake specified digital qualifications, up to Level 1, free of charge. Such qualifications enable people to gain the skills needed to participate in modern life, access further study, and find and progress in work.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 09/05/2024 15:20:36 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1713719

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Broadband: Social Tariffs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for reviewing the social tariff for broadband subscriptions, given Ofcom’s report of the low update of the current scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL4069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with Ofcom on the affordability of telecoms services, including social tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>In December, Ofcom’s Pricing Trends report, showed that 380,000 UK households now take up a social tariff, an almost 160% increase from the previous September, but just 8.3% of the total number of eligible households.</p><p> </p><p>The Government accepts that more is needed to ensure that low-income households are aware of social tariffs as well as other support that is available. However, it is also important to recognise that social tariffs may not be suitable for every household on Universal Credit, and commercial bundled packages - offering TV, broadband, landline and mobile services - may represent overall better value for money.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and Ofcom continue to press operators to do more to raise awareness of social tariffs to their customers, with the regulator recently publishing <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/behavioural-insights/low-income-consumers-buy-high-quality-lower-cost-broadband" target="_blank">research</a> into the barriers to communicating offers to eligible households.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 09/05/2024 11:25:03 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1713720

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how the AI Safety Institute, launched in November 2023, will report its findings, risk analysis and recommendations to Parliament.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL4070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Institute reports directly to the Secretary of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, who will provide updates to Parliament in the usual way. The AI Safety Institute will publish, and make available to Parliament, its findings where it is appropriate to do so, given consideration on proprietary, sensitive, or national security-related information.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 09/05/2024 10:58:26 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1713291

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Eutelsat OneWeb: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their (1) current, and (2) expected future, equity stake in US satellite technology company Eutelsat OneWeb (formerly OneWeb).
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL4032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>Eutelsat OneWeb is a UK-based subsidiary of Eutelsat Group. The Government has no plans to change its 10.89% shareholding in Eutelsat Group at this time.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 08/05/2024 12:08:59 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1713292

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Eutelsat OneWeb: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, according to their business plan justifying their investment in US satellite technology company OneWeb in 2020, what projection they made of the value of the company at the end of 2024.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL4033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>As was the case under previous governments, any investment case informing Government's decision to invest in OneWeb, including financial projections, remains commercially sensitive. As a publicly traded company, Eutelsat Group regularly publishes its financial results, including market guidance on their outlook and financial objectives, and the latest were published on 16 February 2024.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL4034 question first answered 08/05/2024 12:07:55 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1713293

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
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	Eutelsat OneWeb: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish (1) their original investment case, including financial projections, for the purchase of a $500 million stake in US satellite technology company OneWeb in 2020; and (2) an updated business case and financial projections for their investment in the company.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL4034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>As was the case under previous governments, any investment case informing Government's decision to invest in OneWeb, including financial projections, remains commercially sensitive. As a publicly traded company, Eutelsat Group regularly publishes its financial results, including market guidance on their outlook and financial objectives, and the latest were published on 16 February 2024.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL4033 question first answered 08/05/2024 12:07:55 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1712624

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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: Disinformation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch a call for evidence on the risks of artificial intelligence to trust in information, as proposed in their consultation outcome published 6 February.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL3985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to both unlock the opportunities and address the potential risks of artificial intelligence.</p><p>As outlined in the AI white paper consultation response, government will shortly publish a Call for Evidence on the impact of AI on trust in information, to develop our understanding of this fast moving and nascent area of technological development, including possible mitigations.</p><p>This work is part of our programme to seek a range of expert views – including from researchers, academics, and civil society organisations with relevant expertise.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 07/05/2024 12:30:06 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1712639

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Eutelsat OneWeb: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current value of the Government's stake in Eutelsat OneWeb.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL4000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>Eutelsat OneWeb is a UK-based subsidiary of Eutelsat Group. At close of trading on 26 April 2024, the market value of the UK Government’s shareholding in Eutelsat Group was approximately €201 million or £171 million.</p><p>The Government’s investment into OneWeb has already created or protected around 400 UK jobs and Eutelsat OneWeb continues to ramp up commercial operations, with an order book of approximately €700m according to the company’s public filings.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 07/05/2024 12:30:35 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn