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1658892

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	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	Broadband: Digital Technology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to evaluate the impact of full fibre roll-out on digital poverty levels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been clear in its commitment to bring fast, reliable, resilient infrastructure to as many people as possible as quickly as possible. In our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uks-digital-strategy/uk-digital-strategy#the-whole-uk-spreading-prosperity-and-levelling-up" target="_blank">Digital Strategy </a> we set out our vision to enable everyone, from every industry and across the UK, to benefit from all that digital innovation can offer.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom’s September 2023 Connected Nations report shows that full-fibre or gigabit-capable connections are available to 75% of all homes in the UK, with 98.7% of premises having access to infrastructure able to provide speeds of 10Mbps or more.</p><p> </p><p>However, tackling digital poverty requires overcoming a range of barriers aside from the ability to access digital infrastructure (such as full fibre), including an individual’s digital skills, the affordability of connectivity services and devices as well as ensuring they have sufficient motivation and confidence to go - and stay - online.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 19/09/2023 13:39:18 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1657596

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	Horizon Europe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cause of the delay in agreeing a deal for the UK’s return to the EU’s Horizon science research programme; and when a resolution is expected.
	tabling member printed	Earl Russell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>On 7th September, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would associate to Horizon Europe. The Government has negotiated a bespoke deal in the UK’s national interest and UK scientists can participate confidently in Horizon Europe, the world’s largest programme of research cooperation.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 18/09/2023 12:46:08 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4983 label Biography information for Earl Russell

1657588

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	Health and Technology: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to develop the skills in the UK to translate research outcomes into real-world applications, particularly in the fields of health and technology, (2) to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration in this area, and (3) to enhance the availability of specialized training and skill development programmes that cater to the needs of researchers and professionals engaged in translating research into commercial applications.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring research is translated into real-world impact. For example, providing over £100 million over the next three years for Impact Acceleration Accounts and £37.5 million this year for translating medical research through the Medical Research Council’s Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme. Government is providing £350 million for technology missions to translate research into transformative applications across four critical technologies and investing £65 million in an interdisciplinary research call. Through Research England’s £280 million Higher Education Innovation Fund and its Connecting Capabilities Fund, Government is funding skills development, including entrepreneurship training, for researchers and commercialisation professionals.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 18/09/2023 14:29:30 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1657655

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	China: University of Cambridge
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the partnership between the University of Cambridge and a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned military technology company which has sold the CH-4 drone to the Myanmar military junta.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that universities must operate within the law, and is committed to supporting UK research institutions to engage with Chinese companies in a way that reflects the UK’s values and takes account of national security concerns.  As part of our proactive engagement with academia, the Department for Science, Innovation &amp; Technology provides the Research Collaboration Advice Team (RCAT) to give advice to all universities, including the University of Cambridge, on national security risks in international collaborations. RCAT promotes greater understanding about the UK’s security policies and regulations, and has provided tailored advice on many complex issues which have resulted in targeted mitigations of national security concerns.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL9736 question first answered 18/09/2023 10:55:38 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1657654

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	University of Cambridge: China
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the University of Cambridge about its links with a Chinese state-owned military technology firm whose parent company produces missiles, weapons systems and drones.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is clear that universities must operate within the law, and is committed to supporting UK research institutions to engage with Chinese companies in a way that reflects the UK’s values and takes account of national security concerns.  As part of our proactive engagement with academia, the Department for Science, Innovation &amp; Technology provides the Research Collaboration Advice Team (RCAT) to give advice to all universities, including the University of Cambridge, on national security risks in international collaborations. RCAT promotes greater understanding about the UK’s security policies and regulations, and has provided tailored advice on many complex issues which have resulted in targeted mitigations of national security concerns.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose grouped question UIN HL9737 question first answered 18/09/2023 10:55:38 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1654975

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the adoption of AI technologies in business does not lead to the loss of employment opportunities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The spread of AI across all sectors of society and the economy presents a huge economic opportunity for the UK, as well as posing significant challenges to the contemporary world of work, including through changing the nature of work or the automation of some tasks. <br> <br> AI has the potential to be a net creator of jobs and have a positive impact on economic growth - the World Economic Forum concluded in October 2020 that while AI would likely take away 85 million jobs globally by 2025, it is also likely to generate 97 million new jobs in areas such as data, machine learning and digital marketing. More broadly, AI in the workplace has the potential to free workers from monotonous tasks like inputting data or filling out paperwork, allowing them to spend more time on creative and meaningful activities. <br> <br> By increasing resilience, productivity, growth and innovation in the economy, the Government is taking action to make sure the workforce can take advantage of the potential of AI. This will be enabled through the government's focus on ensuring that the system can adapt to deliver upskilling, reskilling and the appropriate skills that learners need for the AI-enabled workplaces of the future.</p><p>For example, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology delivers a range of digital skills provision to support people to enter the tech workforce, including through the AI Conversion Course programme. The Department for Education is working with key partners and stakeholders to better understand the impact and opportunity of AI on skills requirements and education delivery and has put out a call for evidence to this effect. The Lifelong Loan Entitlement, due to launch by 2025, will ensure the UK is the first country in the world to have a fully scaled lifelong learning system, allowing for the upskilling and reskilling required by an ever changing jobs market. <br> <br> Whilst we want to best harness the growth potential of AI, this should not be at the expense of employment rights and protections for workers – on which this Government has a strong record. Our AI Regulation White Paper, published in March, set out our plans to drive responsible and safe innovation. Where AI might challenge someone’s human rights in the workplace, the UK has a strong system of legislation and enforcement of these protections, using both state and individual enforcement through specialist labour tribunals. <br> <br> And where people do face disruption to the sector they work within, the Department for Work and Pensions has a wide range of support available, which will complement skills provision, and provide routes for job hunters including to access the higher-skilled, higher-paid jobs that AI creates.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 04/09/2023 15:31:29 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1654936

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	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	Horizon Europe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on negotiations for associate membership of the EU Horizon programme; and when they will be in a position to make an announcement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/08/2023 answer text <p>The Government is moving forward with discussions on the UK’s involvement in Horizon Europe and hope these will be successful. That is the UK’s preference. While the Government hopes negotiations will be successful, participation must work for UK researchers, businesses and taxpayers.</p><p>Talks are ongoing and therefore a deal has not yet been agreed. A deadline for these talks has not been set but to provide the industry with certainty, the UK must come to a resolution as quickly as possible. The Government has set out Pioneer, the UK’s bold alternative, which it is ready to implement if association cannot be secured.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 22/08/2023 11:59:51 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1653729

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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	Weather
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports by the World Meteorological Organization of the El Niño weather pattern.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The latest World Meteorological Organization reports, with contributions from the Met Office, show that El Niño is emerging. Latest forecasts suggest it is likely to be a large event, which could drive record global heat and produce widespread climatic impacts in tropical countries. The Met Office is closely monitoring the evolution of El Niño, which is expected to peak at the end of the year. The Met Office will continue to provide forecasts and advice on associated impacts to Government and other stakeholders, to support mitigation of potential impacts in countries that will be adversely affected by El Niño.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 25/07/2023 10:41:15 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1653707

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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	Life Sciences: Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between the increase in rebate rates in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access and the decline in life sciences foreign direct investment to the UK from £1.9 billion in 2021 to £1 billion in 2022.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>No direct assessment has been made. However, payment rates in the 2019 VPAS have been below those forecast when the scheme was agreed with industry. The Government remains firmly committed to negotiating a mutually beneficial scheme that supports better patient outcomes, a strong UK life sciences industry, and the sustainability of NHS spend on branded medicines.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 25/07/2023 10:42:08 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1653706

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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	Life Sciences: Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the factors contributing to the decline in life sciences foreign direct investment to the UK between 2021 and 2022 and of the associated fall from second to ninth of 18 comparator countries for inward life sciences direct investment since 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK an attractive place for investment in Life Sciences. Recent changes to R&amp;D tax relief and to capital allowances announced in the Spring budget have significantly improved the UK offer to foreign direct investment (FDI). FDI data – including both the Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators and the inward investment results from the Department for Business and Trade – can display large year-on-year variations that are not representative of broader trends. Between 2012 and 2022 inward investment into the sector increased by 193%.</p> answering member printed Viscount Camrose question first answered 25/07/2023 10:43:13 answering member 4939 label Biography information for Viscount Camrose
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones