Andrew Murrison MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Gurkhas: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkhas will be recruited in each of the next five years.
Answer: Gurkhas have made an outstanding contribution to the UK through their years of dedicated service to the Crown and are held in high esteem by the British Army and public alike. The number of recruits required for the Brigade of Gurkhas is managed on an ann...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGurkhas: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when female Gurkha soldiers will be recruited.
Answer: Gurkhas have made an outstanding contribution to the UK through their years of dedicated service to the Crown and are held in high esteem by the British Army and public alike. The number of recruits required for the Brigade of Gurkhas is managed on an ann...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether National Cyber Security Centre guidelines are used to assess the potential impact of AI on the public sector.
Answer: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance is a key resource used by the Government when assessing the potential impact of AI on government and the broader public sector. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Cabinet Off...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance his Department has issued to public sector organisations on storing data generated by (a) AI and (b) large language models.
Answer: The Government Digital Service in DSIT has issued an AI playbook (available on gov.uk) which gives departments advice on governing their use of AI, including large language models (LLMs). The ‘Data Protection and Privacy’ section in the AI playbook sets o...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the NHS of the use of (a) generative AI and (b) large language models; and whether pilot schemes are underway to assess potential uses.
Answer: New artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are being developed that have the potential to improve healthcare delivery and to provide significant cost savings to the National Health Service. One example is the use of automated voice to text tools, which...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which (a) generative AI or (b) large language models are in use in the public sector; and whether these models were (i) developed internally and (ii) are commercially available.
Answer: There are a number of Generative AI and LLM models used across HMG. The Government publishes information on the use of these in the public sector through the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard, available on GOV.UK. These records show that departm...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential use of (a) AI and (b) large language models in the public sector; and whether there are any pilots currently underway.
Answer: The Cabinet Office on behalf of government has assessed the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) across the Civil Service, aiming to identify areas offering the highest value and impact. A number of pilot projects are...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: GenderMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to implement the ruling on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 in the armed forces.
Answer: 16 April 2025 saw the Supreme Court ruling that sex is to be understood as biological sex for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. Updated Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance will be available in due course, and we’ll consider how thi...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Carolina: WaterMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department has discharged its duty of care to service (a) personnel and (b) families for potential contamination by toxic chemicals in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.
Answer: We take the safety of our personnel very seriously and any veteran that may have served at Camp Lejeune during this period and believes that their health was affected can apply for compensation under the War Pension Scheme. It is also worth noting that th...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Carolina: WaterMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) on what dates and (b) how his Department contacted service personnel on potential exposure to water contaminants in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.
Answer: We take the safety of our personnel very seriously and any veteran that may have served at Camp Lejeune during this period and believes that their health was affected can apply for compensation under the War Pension Scheme. It is also worth noting that th...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Carolina: WaterMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list communications issued from his Department to potential victims of water contamination in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.
Answer: We take the safety of our personnel very seriously and any veteran that may have served at Camp Lejeune during this period and believes that their health was affected can apply for compensation under the War Pension Scheme. It is also worth noting that th...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: South of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc on improvements to road links between the M4 and the south coast.
Answer: The Oxford-Cambridge Arc represents a strategic growth corridor with the potential to facilitate sustainable economic, social, and environmental development for the region, and its impact on the transport system is multi-modal. It is recognised that addit...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOxford-Cambridge ArcTreasuryTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30593More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc on the economies of surrounding settlements.
Answer: The Chancellor has recently announced the government’s commitment to unlock growth in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor and the high potential sectors within it, building on the proposed route of East West Rail, as part of the government’s Plan for Cha...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Shock: Industrial AccidentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of deaths from contact with electricity via building and industrial cleaning activities were recorded by the Health and Safety Executive in the last 12 months for which info
Answer: The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) places duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report work-related fatalities, certain injuries, occu...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWindows: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of window cleaners electrocuted whilst using water-fed poles in each year for which records are available.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the previous reply PQ 5554
Answered 20 Jan 2025
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