Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what governance arrangements are in place to oversee cross-government AI implementation.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI deployment on Civil Service productivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of lower bus fares on car usage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (1) Milton Keynes City Council and (2) Buckinghamshire Council on improving local bus networks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of lower bus fares on rural connectivity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of lower bus fares on employment opportunities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies across defence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with allies on increasing defence industrial co-operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what analysis he has undertaken of the defence sector’s future workforce requirements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with industry on strengthening supply chain resilience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase British SME participation in defence procurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of energy drink consumption on children’s health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics her Department will use to assess the effectiveness of restrictions on energy drink sales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with schools on promoting healthy lifestyles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that farmers in Buckinghamshire can benefit from Government funding in agricultural robotics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the barriers to adoption of agricultural robotics by small and medium-sized farms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics her Department will use to assess the success of Government investment in agricultural robotics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of agricultural robotics on the future agricultural workforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether rural broadband and mobile connectivity are sufficient to support the deployment of agricultural robotics in Buckinghamshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's domestic semiconductor manufacturing capability to support long-term sovereign AI objectives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies receiving support through the Sovereign AI fund retain their (i) headquarters, (ii) intellectual property and (iii) key
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the extent to which public investment through the Sovereign AI fund is expected to leverage additional private sector investment into the UK semicond
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sovereign AI capabilities in strengthening the UK's economic resilience.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metrics her Department will use to evaluate the success of the new procurement requirements for British jobs.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure consistency in the application of the new procurement requirements across contracting authorities.