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1662745

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Social Media: 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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of AI social media usage on people under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	200599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Online Safety Bill has now finished its parliamentary passage and will receive Royal Assent in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Bill will ensure that technology companies take more responsibility for the safety of their users, particularly children. It has been designed to be tech-neutral to keep pace with emerging technology. The Bill will tackle harmful AI generated content on user-to-user services when that content is placed on the service by a user, or if an AI bot is itself placed on a service by a user and interacts with other users.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the forthcoming AI Safety Summit and the work of the Foundation Model Taskforce will focus on risks created or significantly exacerbated by the most powerful AI systems, especially where they pose a threat to the most vulnerable in our society, such as children. It will draw on a range of perspectives both prior to and at the event itself to inform these discussions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 15:18:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1662984

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: Genomics
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 use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the field of genomics will form part of the agenda at the upcoming AI Summit in November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK Summit will focus on frontier AI risks, which includes risks from frontier AI models to biosecurity (and within that, genomics), which are increasingly urgent to address at an international level. The Government is also undertaking a full programme of work to assess how we can minimise the risks from biological data and protect our burgeoning bioeconomy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 14:51:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1662985

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: BGI Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether representatives of (a) BGI Group, (b) subsidiaries of BGI Group and (c) companies in which BGI Group has invested have been invited to attend the UK AI safety summit scheduled to take place in November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>To ensure the AI Safety Summit can achieve its objectives, it is necessary to have a small but international discussion at the event. This will limit the participants to around 100, including world leaders and companies at the cutting edge of frontier AI. The UK has actively considered national security in decision making to ensure that the partnerships and invitees are aligned with our National Security interests. Further information about invitees will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 14:49:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1662986

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: Genomics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of the Chinese state's activity relating to genomics on national security; and whether that matter will be discussed at the UK AI safety summit scheduled for November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on specific details of national security assessments. The AI Safety Summit will focus on safety risks in ‘frontier’ AI which includes issues of emerging importance such as biosecurity and genomics. During the first day of the AI Safety Summit, there will be a roundtable discussion on the <em>Risks to Global Safety from Frontier AI Misuse</em> where safety risks to biosecurity will be discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 16:41:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1662987

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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: Genomics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to include the potential impact of the Chinese state’s activity relating to genomics on national security in any international framework that is developed at the UK AI safety summit in November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	200841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not comment on specific details of national security assessments. The Summit will aim to develop a forward process on how to support national and international frameworks on AI safety which include emerging issues such as biosecurity and cybersecurity, including from the potential misuse of models by non-state actors.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 15:21:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1663192

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	OneWeb: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has provided to Oneweb; and how that funding has been used.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	201046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is the lead department for OneWeb and its associated policy and is responding in place of the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government made an equity investment of $500 million in OneWeb in 2020, securing a strategic investment stake and preferential UK rights to OneWeb manufacturing and supply chains on a commercial basis. This was drawn down over the period July 2020 to August 2023 to meet company cash requirements ahead of OneWeb’s merger with Eutelsat. These funds supported the successful delivery of OneWeb’s first-generation constellation – completed earlier this year – and establishing provision of associated services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 16:36:26 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1663193

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Eutelsat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology what information her Department holds on the number of shares in Eutelsat that are owned by the Chinese government.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	201047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is the lead department for OneWeb and its associated policy and is responding in place of the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p> </p><p>According to last available data from June 2023, the Chinese Investment Corporation (CIC) held 7,561,000 shares, equivalent to c. 1.6% of Eutelsat Group’s total shares. Eutelsat Group is a publicly traded company and the number of shares held by CIC may have changed since June. The CIC has never been represented on its Board nor has it had access to any privileged information on Eutelsat or OneWeb’s operations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 19/10/2023 11:40:18 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1663262

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their Department spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-2023 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	201116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>On 2 October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a value for money audit of all EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) spending in the Civil Service. The audit will dovetail with the public sector productivity review, aiming at delivering a leaner, more efficient government. The audit forms part of our drive to improve productivity across the public sector by driving down waste and improving performance. The findings and actions of the audit will be announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/10/2023 13:32:36 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1663374

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to respond to the email of 12 May 2023 from the Hon. member for Sefton Central, Case reference BE 1233, on fake reviews of businesses.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	201228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department attaches great importance to the timely processing of all correspondence. Making the most of the opportunities presented by the formation of a new department, the new team is working to maximise efficiency and innovation. Performance is regularly reviewed to ensure response times and backlogs are being actively managed. We apologise for the exceptional delay in replying to this case and will respond as a matter of urgency</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/10/2023 15:30:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1663424

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Mobile Phones: Standards
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 her Department is taking to help improve mobile phone coverage in (a) London and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	201278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>This Government is taking steps to improve both 4G and 5G coverage across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements in 4G coverage have already started to be delivered across England through the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. This agreement will see the government and industry jointly invest over £1 billion to increase 4G mobile coverage across the UK to 95%.</p><p> </p><p>London already has good 4G and, as with other cities, will not be targeted by the SRN programme. However, in addition to the SRN, the mobile network operators independently invest around £2 billion annually in enhancing and improving their networks.</p><p> </p><p>In our Wireless Infrastructure Strategy, published in April this year, we set out the Government’s vision for wireless connectivity and shared a new ambition for nationwide coverage of standalone 5G in all populated areas by 2030. This provides a long-term vision to help the private sector invest in 5G networks by supporting competition, driving down deployment costs and driving the take-up of innovative, 5G-enabled tech by the business and public sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The Department provides extensive guidance for local authorities and operators to help facilitate broadband deployment through the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/digital-connectivity-portal" target="_blank">Digital Connectivity Portal</a>. We have also taken steps to make it easier and cheaper for operators to deploy 4G and 5G. This includes reforming the planning system in England. Alongside this, measures within the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, will support upgrades of sites to 5G.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 201279 question first answered 23/10/2023 16:55:21 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson