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1605843

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date	21/03/2023
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: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of regulation relating to artificial intelligence technologies; and whether her Department has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on this issue.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>We have today (Wednesday 29 March) published our White paper outline our approach for the regulation of AI. Our approach to AI regulation is proportionate, and is focused on real risks, minimising unnecessary compliance burdens on businesses while protecting people and our fundamental values.</p><p>AI has to date been regulated indirectly by overlapping frameworks, such as data protection and competition, and sectoral regulators, such as FCA and Ofcom. In some cases this led to confusion, gaps, and complexities. The 2021 National AI Strategy made the case for greater coherence, clarity, and coordination in the regulation of AI.</p><p>Engagement with a wide range of stakeholders has been incredibly important during the progress of our work on AI regulation. We have engaged with a wide array of thought leaders across the international AI ecosystem, and engaged with businesses, regulators, research organisations and civil society groups. Many of these stakeholders are very supportive of our approach to AI regulation.</p><p>The White Paper we published today sets out a set of principles that regulators should follow when thinking about AI. These are: 1. Safety, security and robustness; 2. Appropriate transparency and explainability; 3. Fairness; 4. Accountability and governance; 5. Contestability and redress.</p><p>We encourage any stakeholders with an interest in the topic to respond to our consultation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/03/2023 13:15:26 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605844

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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 Supply: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there are regions of the UK where it is not possible to build new homes due to energy supply constraints.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is aware of lengthy timescales for connection to the electricity network in some parts of the country, that are affecting housing developments. The Government is working with Ofgem and network companies to improve the connection process and release network capacity to accelerate connections.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2023 15:08:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605845

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of forensic scientific investigations (a) undertaken in-house by police forces and (b) outsourced to specialist laboratories in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information centrally on the number of forensic scientific investigations and whether such investigations were undertaken in-house by police forces or outsourced to specialist laboratories.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2023 16:26:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605846

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish data on his Department's spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card solution for the months since September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport aims to publish the transactional data over £500 with an electronic purchasing card solution for October and November 2022 imminently. The Department aims to publish the December 2022 and January 2023 data by the end of April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 09:00:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605847

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the data on his Department's spending over £25,000 in the months since June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published the July and August 2022 transactional data over £25,000 on 23 February 2023 and the data from September to December 2022 will be published shortly. Data for the remainder months will be published in line with the Cabinet Office timetable.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 09:01:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605848

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Health Services and Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving communication between police forces and mental health teams on the detention of people with mental health illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Secretary last met with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 22<sup>nd</sup> March 2023 where mental health and policing was discussed.</p><p>The Government is committed to working with policing and healthcare partners to drive forward improvements to mental health prevention, treatment and crisis response.</p><p> </p><p>There is ongoing partnership work between HMG, health and police partners to develop a National Partnership Agreement to ensure that people in crisis receive the right response from the right agency. This work also considers wider work streams to improve partnership working between health and police on mental health pathways.</p><p>The Home Secretary wrote to all Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners on 23<sup>rd</sup> February to set out agreements made between the Home Office and Department for Health and Social Care on policing and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2023 16:29:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605849

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase funding to the Fire and Rescue Services in the context of recent rises in inflation.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.6 billion in 2023/24. Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work.</p><p>Standalone fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of 8.1 per cent in cash terms compared to 2022/23.</p><p>DLUHC published the final Local Government Settlement on 6 February 2023 setting out the referendum principles for Local Authorities in 2023/24. All standalone FRAs will be able to increase their Band D council tax by £5. This will raise £67m if all standalone FRAs choose to make full use of the flexibility.</p><p>The final settlement also confirms that Revenue Support Grant and Baseline Funding Levels will increase in line with September CPI (10.1%). This represents a good deal for fire and rescue and will help to manage their inflationary pressures.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2023 16:26:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605850

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	NHS: Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with HMRC on the adequacy of mileage rates for NHS workers, in the context of increases in the level of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>As is the practice of successive administrations, the details of internal meetings are not routinely disclosed.</p><p>On 1 January 2023, the mileage rate for staff who use their vehicles to make journeys in the performance of their duties increased from 56p to 59p per mile, above the HMRC-approved mileage rate of 45p per mile, to recognise the increased cost of motoring.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/03/2023 15:26:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605851

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Missing Persons: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken recent steps to tackle potential racial bias in missing person investigations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>People that go missing include some of the most vulnerable in our society. The Government is determined that missing people and their families receive the best possible protection and support from statutory agencies, including law enforcement, Government, and the voluntary sector.</p><p>The Government acknowledges that the most recent data published by the National Crime Agency, covering the period 2020-21, indicated that Black people are disproportionately affected by missing incidents: <a href="http://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/resources/downloads/missing-persons-statistical-bulletins" target="_blank">http://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/resources/downloads/missing-persons-statistical-bulletins</a>. This aligns with the findings from The Ethnicity of Missing People report, which also indicates the over-representation of Black children in care in missing reports.</p><p>To improve the police response to missing people from all backgrounds and address racial and ethnic disparities, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) works with police forces across England and Wales, the charity Missing People and the NCA Missing Persons Unit to consider these issues and what action is needed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2023 11:45:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605943

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 163903 on Euston Station: High Speed 2 Line, what his timeframe is for the HS2 Euston station design.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The latest design phase for Euston station has been completed by HS2 Ltd’s contractors as scheduled. As set out by the Secretary of State for Transport in his written statement to Parliament of 9 March 2023, the Government will take the time to ensure an affordable and deliverable HS2 station design at Euston. Further instruction regarding the next stage of design will be issued by HS2 Ltd in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/03/2023 10:49:29 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi