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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help support scientists to transition to animal-free, human-specific technologies through (a) practical support, (b) the provision of training and (c) other means.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719559", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of hosting a global summit on human-specific technologies for scientists and policymakers to discuss the transition to these methodologies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719782", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719782/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4647", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julia Lopez"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Data Protection and Digital Information Bill"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to extend the list of cookie exemptions to include (a) advertising performance and (b) audience measurement cookies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4812", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dean Russell"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Watford"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dean Russell"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719207", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719207/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As the UK\u2019s largest funder of research and innovation, UKRI is central to delivering the objectives the government set out in the UK Science and Technology Framework, including across our portfolio of five critical technologies. UKRI is investing £250 million in Technology Missions to enable new and existing capabilities and capacity in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and engineering biology, with a further £70 million announced to support future telecommunications. On levelling up, UKRI is helping to deliver our ambition to raise domestic public investment in R&amp;D outside the Greater South East, through its £100 million Innovation Accelerators programme. Furthermore, through UKRI\u2019s declaration on support businesses to grow and scale, they will simplify and expand their support for innovative firms, aiming to reach a million innovators by the end of the year and halve the average time it takes companies to go from application to receiving grant funding.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4874", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Griffith"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "UK Research and Innovation"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help align UK Research and Innovation priorities with Government priorities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/350", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir John Hayes"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719222", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719222/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In October 2023 the Counter Disinformation Unit became the National Security and Online Information Team (the NSOIT). The name more accurately reflects the team\u2019s revised remit and function, which is to tackle the greatest national security risks facing the UK from mis and disinformation, specifically looking at threats posed by foreign states, risks to elections and from the use of AI and deepfakes. This revised remit is kept under regular review.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>NSOIT\u2019s remit does not include working with individual platforms to tackle mis or disinformation from certain individuals or groups. In specific circumstances, the NSOIT may share online material with platforms where it is in line with ministerial steers, is on an issue within the team\u2019s remit, and where the content appears to be in breach of the platform\u2019s terms of service. Social media platforms decide whether or not content is a breach of their terms of service and, if so, what action to take.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4818", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Saqib Bhatti"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "X Corp: Disinformation"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Counter disinformation unit has taken to help X tackle QAon disinformation on its platform.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4106", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Robert Buckland"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719291", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719291/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department spent a) £794.50 at Trove on catering for 70 people attending an all-day staff training event held off-site and b) £700 with Blue Orchid Hotels on the hire of a venue and equipment for an all-day staff training event for 100 people.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's publications entitled DSIT: spending over £500, October 2023 and DSIT: spending over £500, November 2023, published on 17 May 2024 for what reason payments of (a) £794.50 were made to Trove on 18 October 2023 and (b) £700 were made to Blue Orchid Hotels on 27 November 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emily Thornberry"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719354", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719354/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The government does not actively monitor how many businesses Ofcom are regulating. It is also not possible for Ofcom to provide an exact number for how many businesses it is currently regulating or regulated in 2016, as many of the companies that Ofcom regulates across a range of sectors are done so via general authorisation and notification regimes.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many businesses Ofcom regulated (a) as of 20 May 2024 and (b) in 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719355", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Science, Innovation and Technology"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1719355/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, individuals and organisations that process personal data need to register and pay a data protection fee to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), unless they are exempt.<\/p><p>At the end of December 2016, 457,846 organisations were registered with the ICO. The most recent figure shows that on 20 May 2024, 1,183,158 organisations were registered with the ICO.<\/p>"}
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      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Information Commission: Business"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many businesses the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office regulated (a) as of 20 May 2024 and (b) in 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Matt Hancock"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that areas without access to 4G signal will continue to access signal after the 3G switch-off.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Morgan"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Morgan"}
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