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1737334

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Pornography: Internet
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 he is taking to close down online websites and platforms that host illegal pornographic material.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	11361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Online Safety Act gives online platforms new duties to tackle illegal content on their services, including illegal pornography. Ofcom as the new regulator for this regime will have extensive enforcement powers if platforms fail to fulfil their duties. These include powers to impose heavy fines on services, and also to apply to the Courts for business disruption measures. These include orders that require third parties to restrict access to non-compliant services in the UK, e.g. blocking via internet access services or app stores. <br> <br>Separate to provisions in the Online Safety Act, the Pornography Review, led by Independent Lead Reviewer Baroness Gabby Bertin, is exploring the effectiveness of regulation, legislation and the law enforcement response to pornography. The government expects the Review to present its final report by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 31/10/2024 17:40:30 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1737447

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
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 made an assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot implementation of provisions relating to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	11313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>As a result of pre-legislative scrutiny, and extensive consultation in relation to proposals for the standard tier, the Government made significant changes to the Bill. This was to ensure public protection outcomes can be achieved whilst avoiding undue burdens on businesses and other organisations. This includes raising the standard tier threshold from 100 to 200.</p><p>Lowering the minimum threshold for the standard tier back to 100 would result in significant changes to the coverage of the Bill and increased costs to business. Government believes a threshold of 200 achieves an appropriate balance between protecting the public from the risk of physical harm and imposing burden on business, whilst continuing to deliver the Bill’s overall aims of increasing protective security and organisational preparedness across the UK.</p><p>We will continue to liaise with all relevant stakeholders as the Bill progresses.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis grouped question UIN 11312 11314 11315 question first answered 31/10/2024 15:47:22 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1737178

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of quantitative easing on inflation.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	11201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The Bank of England has operational independence from the government to carry out its statutory responsibilities for monetary policy and financial stability. Monetary policy, including quantitative easing, is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England.</p><p> </p><p>The government remains committed to monetary policy independence, and rightly does not comment on the conduct or effectiveness of monetary policy.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England regularly conducts and publishes analysis on the inflationary impact of its monetary policy, including quantitative easing and quantitative tightening.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq question first answered 29/10/2024 16:37:32 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	5158

1737187

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out research into the impact of AI in education settings on children's wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Aylesbury
tabling member printed	Laura Kyrke-Smith
uin	11217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Artificial intelligence (AI) represents an opportunity to give our schools’ leaders and teachers a helping hand with classroom life, but only if the technology is safe and reliable and risks are managed appropriately.</p><p>The department has undertaken a range of research and engagement to understand the risks and opportunities posed by AI in education. The call for evidence on generative AI in education sought views and experiences from practitioners across all stages of education, as well as the education technology sector and AI experts. The report highlights the opportunities and risks of AI, including consideration of the impacts on pupils and concerns around the quality and reliability of tools.</p><p>In partnership with The Responsible Technology Adoption Unit within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the department commissioned research to understand parent and pupil attitudes to the use of AI in education. This research can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-on-parent-and-pupil-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education/research-on-public-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-on-parent-and-pupil-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education/research-on-public-attitudes-towards-the-use-of-ai-in-education</a>.</p><p>Parents and pupils were found to be supportive of opportunities for teachers to use AI to help reduce workload and allow them to focus on face-to-face interactions with pupils, but had concerns about pupil use of AI, including the impacts on wellbeing through over-reliance on technology and privacy and safeguarding risks.</p><p>The department’s approach to AI in education is informed by these insights. We have committed to publish expectations for the safety of generative AI products used in education to address concerns around safeguarding and privacy. Our project to develop a store of educational content optimised for use with AI aims to drive up the reliability and quality of tools. We are providing funding for innovation to develop tools which will help to reduce everyday feedback and marking workload for teachers, whilst avoiding AI use for high stakes marking, responding to parent and pupil views.</p><p>The department will continue to gather feedback and evidence on AI in education to inform the policy direction and remains committed to working in partnership with the sector to respond to technological developments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 31/10/2024 16:11:36 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	5341

1736876

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Local Housing Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to maintain the link between Local Housing Allowance rates and rent cost increases each year.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Manuela Perteghella
uin	11087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates were restored to the 30th percentile of local market rents from April 2024 for one year.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on LHA for future years will be taken in the context of the Government’s missions, housing priorities, and the fiscal context.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 29/10/2024 11:37:58 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5122

1736886

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, of the potential merits of removing VAT from refrigerants used in heat pumps.
tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
tabling member printed	Josh Newbury
uin	11072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The installation of certain energy-saving materials, including ground- and air- source heat pumps, in residential accommodation and charity buildings benefits from a temporary zero rate of VAT until 31 March 2027 (after which it reverts to the reduced rate of 5 per cent).</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to extend this relief to include the sale of the components used in energy-saving materials, where they are not part of such an installation. However, the Chancellor keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 31/10/2024 16:59:28 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	5034

1736918

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing parents to retrospectively claim National Insurance credits if they were eligible for child benefit but did not claim them.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	11059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps all tax policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 30/10/2024 07:57:12 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1736937

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what steps her Department takes to support disabled households with the extra costs they face.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	11098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-04/5883" target="_blank">UIN 5883</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 28/10/2024 12:20:35 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5142

1736938

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report entitled Disability Price Tag 2024, published by Scope in September 2024, what estimate she has made of the extra costs incurred by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	11099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>DWP pays close attention to the evidence base on the extra costs faced by disabled people; including academic research, analysis by Scope, and DWP’s own commissioned research on the Uses of Health and Disability Benefits from 2019. In order to understand more, DWP is now undertaking a new survey of Personal Independence Payment customers to understand more about their disability related needs. This project has an advisory group of experts including representatives of the disability charity Scope and academic experts.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 29/10/2024 11:27:01 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	5142

1736948

registered interest
date	24/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6253 on Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to allow bottom trawl fishing in parts of the Farnes East marine protected area on (a) the ecological integrity of the site and (b) meeting its conservation objectives.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	11005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023, which came into force on 22 March 2024, prohibited the use of bottom-towed gear over the rock and reef habitats of Farnes East Marine Protected Area. The Marine Management Organisation has been making further assessments of the impact of fishing activities on other designated habitats throughout the site and, if needed, will consult on further fishing restrictions. As mentioned in my answer to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-10-04/6253" target="_blank">PQ 4529</a>, the Department is considering next steps for this and other sites.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 29/10/2024 12:07:58 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion